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Shenzhov · 05-19-2008, 09:11 PM

My bets are that after they pull this off in Japan, Sony will dump the connect store and ebook reader here in the U.S. They are probably waiting on the next round of their cell phones for sale here in the states towards the end of this year. I remember replacing my Palm V with a Sony Clie and 3 weeks later Sony dumped the hand held business here. Several months later my install cd would not work so I tried to download the Clie software and was met with the "we are no longer in that business" message.

I bought a PRC 505 against my better judgment and after trying to use the Connect store ordered a Kindle several months later. That was my last sony product "ever".

05-19-2008, 09:11 PM	#15
Shenzhov Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle 2	My bets are that after they pull this off in Japan, Sony will dump the connect store and ebook reader here in the U.S. They are probably waiting on the next round of their cell phones for sale here in the states towards the end of this year. I remember replacing my Palm V with a Sony Clie and 3 weeks later Sony dumped the hand held business here. Several months later my install cd would not work so I tried to download the Clie software and was met with the "we are no longer in that business" message. I bought a PRC 505 against my better judgment and after trying to use the Connect store ordered a Kindle several months later. That was my last sony product "ever".