Thread: The Death of E-Readers Is All Your Fault
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Old 01-09-2013, 06:47 AM   #122
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Originally Posted by HansTWN View Post
Why do you assume that newer versions of color e-ink will not have better resolution or other improvements?
But within the context of the "presumed" *ongoing* death of ereaders, it is implied that the failings of current tech keeps people from upgrading to new readers or to color eink. And that the tech gap is being filled with LCD tablets. Not unreasonable by itself as an observation of the world *today*.

Now, the linear thinkers behind the "eReaders are dying!" meme obviously think reflective display tech will never get better and it will never spur a wave of new dedicated reading devices. Because to linear thinkers tomorrow is *always* today with a new calendar.

Those of us that know that linear extrapolation rarely reflects reality tend to be skeptical of linear thinking memes but they do make tolerable discussion fodder on slow news days, no?
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