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Originally Posted by timpearson26
I've heard that they might drop the price a bit, but I don't really care about that.
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That kindda answers the question. While there are some older PDA's whose resale value has held up, in general, the older a computer is, the cheaper it is. But there are limits. Even five years from now, a like-new K3 probably will be at least -- this is quite a rough guess -- $40, because of the seller having to replace the internal battery. A big question in terms of price drops is how long the free near-worldwide 3G internet gravy train (on the current $164/$189 models) will last.
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Do you think Amazon will come out with a Kindle 4 anytime soon?
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The company is secretive, but, as you write, rumor is that the next Kindle (too good a brand name to give up) will be a color tablet. Some on this board may not like to hear it, but past experience is that Amazon starts with customers who read lots of books and then branches out. They did it successfully in the their traditional merchandise business, and so probably will do it in their handheld computer business as well.
Amazon executives may scan some of these posts and see how current customers want to keep the focus on producing the best black and white dedicated long text reader. But they also know about the decline of Palm and Research in Motion (Blackberry). Sticking with the old does not work in the computer biz.
So, yea, if you easily afford it, buy now.
P.S. Reading this again, I see one flaw is that Blackberry IS producing a tablet, and it is reportedly bombing. The computer business is extremely competitive, and not much that is introduced does succeed. However, I still think that Amazon will be more scared of stagnation than of losing existing customers.