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Originally Posted by humzai
That is one of the oddest arguments I have ever seen, someone supporting the lack of a feature.
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You misunderstood me. I said that "dictionary support is essential feature for me". That means that I will not consider buying PRS-700 unless there is a decent dictionary support.
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Originally Posted by humzai
People would be not be paying extra for it.
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That depends on the price and the quality of the content that is offered for sale. Merriam-Webster and Oxford offer different "sizes" of their dictionaries, obviously there are those who want and are willing to pay for reference works.
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Originally Posted by humzai
The device is going to cost $400 and the feature is one that should already be implemented to compete with the kindle. You think it makes sense that after paying that amount for the device we should outlay more money for a dictionary. That is beyond preposterous considering it has to compete with whispernet.
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I am not justifying nor defending the price of the device. I am saying that business model where dictionary is optional is better for both Sony and for us as customers. Collins is offering basic English dictionary for mobipocket at a price of $13.99, here:
http://www.collinslanguage.com/shop/...obipocket.aspx
I expect to see similar prices for Sony reader, and I want competition and choice when it comes to the dictionaries that one can purchase and use on the reader.
I see Sony as a platform provider, and I want that device enabled for dictionary integration, but I want a choice which dictionary I will load and use with it. Some of us might opt to read in languages other than English, and "standard" dictionary should not be forced on them.