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I don't know about dispariging something we once liked.
As others have said - each to their own, but having had many such devices I simply could never get myself to read on them. The short line length being a big problem, but others as well. So... I've never liked these other options.
Biggest difference between eInk and these other devices (for me) is that I'll use the eink devices, and I wouldn't the others. And it's not that I didn't love those devices, but not for reading large amounts of text. In the same way, I am likely to look something up on Wikipedia or anywhere else on my iPhone before I use my Kindle for anything BUT reading as I find it does a poor job of these other things compared to my iPhone.
People have different needs... I don't think, however, that we all just instantly poopoo what was previously around for no good reason besides having something better.
As Nat said, I imagine we'll look at the Kindle and like devices as very primitive (very soon, I imagine!) at some point, but for now it seems leaps and bounds better than anything I've ever used.
Though, I admit... using my old tabletPC had some nice advantages, but being 7-8 lbs certainly cut into that.
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