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Originally Posted by afa
In your mind, and your mind only. Believing every rumor, prototype and hype isn't my idea of "realistic" but I suppose we can't all view the world with the same optimism that you do.
You know what else was one of the most popular devices in modern history? The BlackBerry. And the company that makes them is rapidly approaching extinction.
Your attitude, in many ways, is reminiscent of the former CEO of RIM. He, too, refused to see a rapidly emerging market (the iPhone and the subsequent smartphone explosion) as a threat, claiming that the people who bought those were not like their customers. Their customers were loyal. Their customers wanted something only BlackBerry could give them. Their customers couldn't care less about the damn iPhone. Just a pretty toy, that's all that is.
Yeah, because E-Ink Holdings hasn't done shit in the last two years. In fact, take away the incremental improvements in eInk screen technology, and they really haven't done anything significant in several years. So pardon my skepticism over the idea that they are the innovators of the future.
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E-Ink is a supplier of screens. While I doubt that they have been idle, they aren't the issue. It is the companies like Amazon who make the devices. As for RIM, I agree - they were very badly managed. This was apparent for quite some time. I traded my BlackBerry 9500 for an iPhone several years ago.
Well it has been fun - well maybe not fun, but distracting. You have an opinion, I have one that differs, only time will determine who is correct. This thread started with a complaint that there was not enough innovation and "new" features - with regard to the screen. I contend that there will be a number of device changes, with my contention supported by patent applications, prototypes, market demand, and press releases from several of the players involved. You choose to dismiss all of this and in some strange way try to use RIM and its problems to support your thesis. RIM has been imploding for years, Amazon has strong growth. I don't see a connection.
At this stage there seems to be little point in going further. We will just bore everyone.