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Originally Posted by dodgyville
While I am all for more competition the recent proliferation of these devices has confused me and I think will have a depressing effect on sales as consumers wait to see which ones are winners and which ones are "dead-ends".
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This was my fear on getting interested: It seems that with marketing clout and the undeniable ergonomic beauty of the Sony Reader it could well become the Ipod of the reader world. That said, once again (still don't own an ipod, currently Zen) I would prefer to swim against the tide and a practically closed format. In the MP3 world, there are still lots of players that support other formats and can offer more features, but the sheer market dominance of ipod means that most people don't think there is an alternative.
All that said (especially the bit about still not having an ipod) these readers are beginning to reach a price point where the option to change one's mind still exists as the market matures.
I would rather have a product now than wait for world to decide which 'standard' it wants to follow.
Sorry if this sound opinionated from a forum newbie
