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Originally Posted by WeirdBeard
I don't think many of the analysts have actually tried the device. The new e-ink devices are far better than trying to read on a Palm device or LCD or CRT. They need to try it out. I don't think they will get their heads around the concept otherwise.
And please quit saying that the Kindle is ugly. It does not photograph well, but in person it is not really a bad looking device. I have a 2nd generation iPod and it looks better than that.  |
(Well, if they ever turn up at my local bookstore for me to see and touch, I may stop. But as long as all I have to go on are those photos... it's ugly 'til I say it isn't!
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Seriously, it actually makes little difference if the analysts have tried the device, or compared it to PDAs or PCs... they aren't its target market. Analysts are supposed to report on what the market will do, and as such, they are automatically removed from that market. What matters is what readers will and won't do... they're the ones who need to try the device.
Best thing that could happen to the Kindle right now, would be to show up by the thousands in Wal-Mart and Best Buy.