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Old 06-13-2011, 03:06 PM   #37
crich70
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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington View Post
I think so. . .

I think ebook reading will become part of a multipurpose device to the point where stand alone ebook readers simply don't exist any more. In the meantime, I think we will see a race to the lowest possible price point for stand alones, and I think the narrow margins means MUCH less R&D.

Look for Sony to exit the market in 6 months to a year.
Technically the Kindle is already a multipurpose device if you think about it. For example I can read on it, listen to music, play games, do some math, and write notes to myself as well as noting down appointments that I have coming up.
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