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Originally Posted by cfrizz
Why does everyone insist on an either or situation?
Coming home today I sat next to a woman reading on her phone, just like I was reading on my Note 2. on the other side another woman was reading on a generic tablet. Looked around and saw a few Kindles & a few more tablets.
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I quite agree. Had THAT been the discussion all these years, there would have been no debate at all. Yet when the iPad was released there was an uproar on here about how eInk was they only technology suitable for reading and that computers "kill your eyes".
What was poorly understood was that tablets do not read like old computer CRT's and that even though SOME people will prefer eInk, the vast majority won't care.
By now, with eInk in decline, it should be clear. There are fans of eInk, it should maintain a market and continue to be viable. But it's a MUCH smaller market than that of the multi function tablet.
Lots of folks read for many hours at a time on their tablets and phones with no problems at all. Tablets appeal to the broad market and eInk readers appeal ONLY to readers...true. It's just a myth that there aren't folks who ARE heavy readers who do so on their phones and tablets and enjoy doing so.
Even Amazon puts out LCD tablets aimed at readers as does B&N and Kobo. Tablets that are for readers first and happen to do some other things as well.
Lee