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Originally Posted by voracious71
Not sure how Amazon will react, but I like the fact that everyone is stepping up their game.As much as I love my Kindle, I don't allow brand loyalty to keep me from acknowledging a job well done.
Competition is a great thing for the consumer.
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The one thing Amazon has going for it that will both hurt and help Amazon is customer lock-in. Amazon has locked in customers with their DRMed eBooks and for those that do not strip/convert, if they move away from Amazon, they will lose all the eBooks purchased via Amazon. So really, you may very well have people pissed at Amazon when they want to leave and others will just stick with the Kindle they already have because it's either that or lose their eBooks. Some will upgrade because they feel Amazon is good and will want to stick with them. But I think a lot of people will see the light and be pissed.
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Originally Posted by Harmon
Not a problem. You'd adjust in a very few minutes. One hand, at least on the 6 inchers.
The real question is size. Touch gets rid of the physical keyboard.
Personally, I prefer touch to buttons. I have both, & find myself trying to do stuff on my Kindle by touch.
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Once you go IR touch, you find it not so nice to be forced to use physical buttons and you do find yourself trying to touch/tap/swipe the screen when it cannot do so. So yes, IR touch is needed to keep the Kindle in the 21st century.