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Originally Posted by chrisridd
On the other hand if you had an ereader that was designed to optimise the high quality display of text (which would include all sorts of typographical things like hanging punctuation, w&o, ligatures) instead of just a normal ereader, would that be seen as a marketable advantage?
Higher resolution screens are one way ereaders are already doing this.
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Nope, hi-techy gadgets are usually sold because they are "cool" as they have a very long list of specs and a pretty brand stamped on their back. Not because the customers actually read the specs and even less because they
understand them.
Do you really think that 99% of the people who, immediately upon launch, buy the next Apple iPhone 56sxz at $1000, are actually knowing why/how/if it is better than their previously owned 55s? Or if those "enhancements" are worth those $1000?
Pretty specs are just a selling trick, not the objective themselves...