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Old 10-30-2010, 10:02 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by AdrianM View Post

I agree color eInk is on the way and with video, the problem is is it will be expensive to start off and is not here now. B&N are producing a device today because the market needs it today.

If they waited for color eInk it would be many months away (maybe 6) and cost more and deliver less resolution and color saturation compared to all the tablets I keep hearing the NC will compete with.

I cannot fault this business decision from B&N, if the device works well and ships on time or close to on time I think it will be a success. More importantly for B&N they will be at the forefront of content providers with lots of color content.
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