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Originally Posted by Barty
^^^ I don't think Amazon cares what kobo does. They are in an even more dominant position in ebooks than Apple is on mobile.
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That may be true, but when the 1st Kobo came out (and it was a far cry from being anything like equivalent to the current generation of Kindle at the time), Kindle pricing (and others) pricing dropped pretty quickly because Kobo was 1/2 the price. Price isn't everything, but it can speak loudly, especially with devices that a lot of people are going to see as equal. Yes I know there are differences, but to be honest, for me none of the features that Kindle has would entice me to buy it over a Kobo even at equal pricing. Others have different wants and will be willing to pay more or less depending on their wants. And there were a lot of people that baulked at the price of a Voyage when it came out and didn't buy on that basis alone.