According to this site:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/09...from-the-nook/
visually the case is not as ugly as I thought, though I'm still not crazy about it.
I haven't done the math, but it seems outside the USA, because of the lack of an ad version, the Kindle will be comparable in price to the Sony T1.
But no buttons is a massive mistake. I wonder how the price compares to the Nook? The Nook has buttons and is Android...
Outside the USA, the Sony is looking nicer. Again, buttons, and it is also probably Android.
What were Amazon thinking not including basic buttons on the touch? They clearly don't read or listen to the users on the Amazon section of these boards.
Sure, it'll sell because it's Amazon and it has the Amazon store, but it's fallen behind the competition hardware-wise.