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Originally Posted by Kolenka
Yup, the mass market tends to frown upon "more expensive for less". Especially from a single manufacturer. I remember Apple getting flak from the average individual for charging more for the iPod Touch vs the iPhone. Not realizing that subsidies play a huge role there.
What I can see Sony doing is bringing back the 5" model by pushing into the sub-100$ range. Don't know how feasible it really is, but it is a price barrier that has been hard to reach. I could also see a 7" Wifi+3G model as being a premium model that would actually have a market, but it's also possible that Sony is following B&N by assuming the tablet space will eat up any e-reader bigger than 6" and spit it out.
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The biggest barrier I guess would be the display costs. Most eInk displays are 6", so those will be the cheapest since they're the most plentiful. I can only think of one other 5" reader, and I'm unaware of any 7".
If they made a version of the T1 with a smaller screen, and I guess strip out wifi and other "frills" they may push towards the $100 mark. It'd be tricky though.