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Originally Posted by Pinecone
WOW, talk about speculation. Sony annouces their new 6" reader and everyone jumps to the conclusion that they ahve dropped the 5" and 7" models.
Ever thought that they will come along later??? Or maybe they will keep the 350 and 950? The 950 already has wifi. And the 350 is a niche product.
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Well,
this makes it seem that Sony is abandoning the 5" & 7" models although I have not read an official statement by Sony concurring:
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Sony's Reader lineup was in dire need of a shakeup. The company's prices on the three models introduced around this time last year were grossly out-of-whack with the reality of reduced e-reader pricing over the past year, which occurred in response to Amazon's pricing of the Kindle. And the consolidation of the lineup from 5-inch, 6-inch, and 7-inch models to a single 6-inch model makes sense: The 5-inch display was less about anyone clamoring for a smaller screen than it was about hitting a price point, while the larger 7-inch display cost more and became an outlier because of that.
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