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Old 06-08-2011, 07:04 PM   #169
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
Let's face it... everyone will be surprised if the next Kindle doesn't have touch-technology. That's not really the issue. The issue is; are they going to "force" users into a Touch-Only scenario? Which physical buttons will remain if not? Trust me, getting rid of buttons is a decision that Amazon is NOT going to rush into... especially now that they have the opportunity to gauge customer response to the competition's devices which did get rid of a lot of buttons. (And I'm only discussing ereaders to ereaders here not ereaders to tablets)

So "If" isn't the question when it comes to a Kindle Touch... "how" is. And it's a biggie: it has to attract new customers while at the same time, not piss off old customers who were looking to upgrade.
Amazon might keep page turn buttons, but I do think they'll do away with the physical keyboard in favor of a screen based keyboard.

But I think if Amazon does keep page turn buttons, there won't be two sets and they will be on the bottom like Sony has done.
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