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Originally Posted by stonetools
In reality, all most people want to do is to be able to buy, download, read and store ebooks on their device, which they probably won't upgrade or change till it breaks , years from now. That is the extent of what they want from their eBook reader.
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I think this is correct. But just wait till, years from now, when that e-reader breaks and the consumer realizes that either they have to replace their device with another from the same manufacturer, or they lose the library they've spent hundreds or thousands on. THEN they'll see--and resent--the walls.
As has been pointed out elsewhere, the devices are so new that a lot of consumers don't even realize there are walls...because they haven't hit them yet.