Thread: Why Sony discountinued PRS-x50 line?
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Old 09-17-2011, 07:45 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Yar-PocketBooker View Post
I sometimes compare Sony PRS line with Mac to PC comparison... yes Macs are overpriced, but they have their market and their fans and buyers... The same with Sonys PRS X50 - they are overpriced but in my humble opinion, if they had them continued, not dis- continued, they would get themselves a line of premuim readers along with the mainstream T1 model...
The question is - was Sony selling enough of them at premium prices to make it profitable for them?

Downgrading the product line for a lower price point would indicate they weren't.
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