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Originally Posted by rhadin
The point would be to let people know there is an alternative to the Kindle. Look at all the free marketing the Kindle gets. When you mention ebook reader to someone, assuming they have a clue as to what you are talking about, the first response is "Kindle"; the second response is "I didn't know Sony made one". As long as everyone is in the same boat -- short supply -- a smart company would keep up the demand call by making sure that its name was the first to cross the lips of prospective buyers. Rather than have people wait 3 months for a Kindle, let them wait 3 months for a Sony.
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I suspect that you are describing a situation that is specific to the US; I've never encountered anybody here in the UK who's ever heard of the Kindle. On the other hand, I
did meet someone who asked me if my CyBook Gen3 was a Sony Reader; I had great pleasure in telling him "no" and pointing out its numerous advantages over the Sony
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