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Originally Posted by Falbe Publishing
Hi,
I realize many of you promoted the Kindle to me and I know people like it but here's why I didn't buy it:
1. It's in its first generation.
2. I did not want to be wirelessly connected to the Amazon store.
3. It cost more than the Sony product.
4. The Sony reader had been out and updated after a few years.
5. Sony has been in the consumer electronics biz for a while.
So, that was my reasoning. I'm sure Kindle is great, but it seems like the Sony is too.
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As long as you are happy. Although, some of your reasoning doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
For example ... number 2. If I don't want to be wirelessly connected to the Amazon store, I just don't connect to them wirelessly. It isn't like the service is always on and you are forced to use it.
And numbers 4 and 5. Sony has a horrible habit of dropping technology and not offering service and repair for it. I know from personal experience, and I think twice before buying Sony these days. Sony customer service has been on my "thumbs down" list for quite a while.
Now, reason number 3, I will grant you. And, you know, if you like the Sony and it's at a better price for you, then you got a good buy, and that's probably the bottom line. I just know, that for me, and because of my years of purchasing Sony products only to have them become obsolete and non-servicable after a very short time (in one case after only three years), I simply do not have the faith in Sony I once had.