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Originally Posted by Alisa
I definitely agree that you don't NEED wireless access but it sure is nice. I don't think any of this is about what we NEED.
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Well, we don't "need" books for that matter. We don't need houses either. We can survive just fine without houses if you don't mind the change in your quality of life, and perhaps bundling up a little more and sleeping under trees, etc.
I have a different perspective on what it means to "need" something (similar to Maslow's heirarchy). We need those things which fulfill our lives, not simply things which allow us to keep breathing until the next moment, not simply those things that keep us avoiding the morgue for one more minute. The level to which you prioritize those needs may change with the context of your life, but life is more than simply avoiding the grave, it's about being happy, productive and fulfilled. We (humans) need those things.
I was not interested in ebooks or readers until Amazon came along with the Kindle. The Kindle introduced something in an ebook reader that I needed to make it useful and purposeful for my life.
Anyway, please don't take this as an attack or anything. I'm merely trying to share a different perspective on what it means to need things in the context of our lives.
As to this thread in general however, what I don't need is to go tell Sony users why I bought a Kindle instead.
They can use the device that serves their needs without me trying to shoot it down.