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Originally Posted by ficbot
I really don't understand this whole mentality of the thread here. Just because you don't want a device, it doesn't mean it's a bad device and nobody should want it.
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I can answer that in principle: Really popular products take away the market that really good products need to succeed.
The classic example is VHS vs Betamax. Betamax was a superior product that was loved by those that used it. But VHS was cheaper and advertised more successfully, so Betamax lost the marketing battle.
I think this situation has some similarity. If one e-reader becomes popular and wins a huge percentage of the total market share, it will be difficult for others to survive. So people tend to champion the product they like and hope others don't become very popular.