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Originally Posted by tompe
Yes, but I heard Cory argue (at Worldcon 2007 in Yokohama I think) that devices with multiple functions will probably not succeed as book readers since most people will be distracted by email or other stuff that they can also do on the device.
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I guess he can't walk and chew bubble gum at the same time, then.
Forget about driving and listening to music.
Hello?
Sure, there are purists who like to carry around a cellphone for communication, a reader for reading, an iPod for listening to music, a camera for photos, and a bunch of paperback books because "they smell nice" or "they feel nice".
But aren't converged devices the future?
The iPod advanced from a walkman to a videomachine to a PDA, eReaders now surf the net and tiny cellphones take better pictures than my old SLR ?
In german there is the expression "an egg-laying wool-milk-pig", which means something like a swiss army knife - one thing to do it all. This does not exist. Dedicated cameras take better pictures, a TV has better video, and a PS3 has better games than one of the new converged devices. But then again, sometimes you just want one device to do a lot of things and you accept the mediocrity (?) of the results.
I am no professional photographer ... but I can take a snapshot of the car parked behind me, so that if I see a scratch on my bumper, I know who probably did it. I can read a book on my device, and I can read emails on it.
Distraction? That sounds like "Speeds of more than 30MpH will cause permanent brain damage" or "640K is more than enough".
