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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Doesn't matter... e-ink isn't the only thing people can read on. And if you get kids used to something early, including color LCDs, they won't give a hoot about e-ink when they grow up.
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Very true.
The biggest problem I see is that the XO-2 is going to need to be as versatile as an EEE PC while being smaller, lighter, less power-consuming and yet also have a much *BETTER* display system. The EEE PCs are going for between $260 (2G models) and $560 (the ones with the bigger displays). I don't see the prices of the motherboards and the Pixel-Qi displays falling far enough to make it possible to sell them at that price in just two years.
Heck, even if they use a single display, between the display and the guts, the *COST* is going to be over $125-$150 per unit from the OEM manufacturer. Plus, Pixel-Qi is clearly in the "let's see what we can create" stage of display development. Cost per unit is much higher at that stage and that means anyone planning on receiving sample units can expect to pay a significantly higher price.
Do I see a two-screen ebook-reader/mini-pc coming out of this by 2010? Sure. But I don't expect we'll see something which can be given out almost as the "Cracker Jack toy" to children around the world.
Derek