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Old 03-18-2011, 08:33 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by MartinC View Post
Ereaders will end up like calculators - so cheap they're practically given away. And there will be one on every desk.
I agree. And this explains why they have been trying (in vain) to become little computers and will fail. If they had been smart, they would have done what I suggested above. Greed has been their downfall. I doubt that they will remain even as bookends, though, because -- unlike calculators and in contrast to what RogueLibrarian says, they do NOT do even their most elemental tasks well.

What company will be smart enough to see the wisdom of what we are saying here? There might still be a chance a chance for them to capture the low end of the market, but I don't think they will try. (Again, greed and hubris rule.)
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