Quote:
Originally Posted by Hellmark
Way I see it, the move to pearl was pretty much a no brainer. eInk isn't likely to keep making the older displays, so why keep using them?
|
Yes, there was a missing "Pearl" there. Surely, after 1800 posts here, you didn't think I really had no idea Sony didn't have eink previous to its "incremental" refresh of models? This was quite an unnecessary rant. Be that as it may ...
Quote:
Originally Posted by SensualPoet
I am not suggesting the move to Pearl e-ink and an improved touch technology was minor -- but it was necessary for Sony to stay in the game another year. The fact that both Nook and Kobo embraced these two features in June underscores Sony made the right moves.
|
Is that better? No sleights were intended to Nook or Sony; in fact I was underscoring that Sony made the right moves and nearly a year before.
But it doesn't change the fact that Sony is MIA at the moment and its lack of investment in the sales channel, the product platform and its bookstore has effectively erased every drop of edge it started with -- an edge it enjoyed well before the Kindle launch.