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Originally Posted by david_e
Personally, I don't want an all-in-one type of device.... I want to focus on the story the author is telling and not be distracted by the constant tweets, facebook updates, incoming emails, RSS feeds, and all of the other distractions being connected brings.
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I sort of agree, and have advanced similar arguments in the past.
However, the iPad didn't end up doing that -- there are no notifications or additional distractions, really. (Your smartphone is still going to interrupt you, by the way, no matter what you use to read.
) So to me, it's screen quality, battery life, weight and price that favor dedicated devices.
I don't know if multi-purpose devices will beat dedicated readers in those categories; it seems somewhat unlikely though, as I expect they'll continue to focus on video and apps over "readability."