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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
True, but that doesn't mean Sony will want to cater to both markets, especially if the eInk device sales are tanking. I presume they can set up the LCD devices for compatibility with the existing software and formats.
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very true. Sony is notorious for shutting down products even when they are profitable. Sony needs to meet certain goals and merely being well received or profitable is enough. Sony expects accelerating growth rates. Even steady growth is often not enough to keep a product live.
For those reasons I would not be surprised to see Sony drop or seriously scale back future EPD readers. Or they might keep them on life support until color EPD is viable. I don't imagine Sony likes the idea of a monochrome screen on anything they make. For now it might be viewed as a necessary evil.
I lived through it when they began killing off their PDA devices. Sony can be, well, mean. hahaha!