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Old 12-08-2015, 11:27 AM   #410
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Originally Posted by Rizla View Post
That's right, they have no real competition anymore so they don't have to innovate. But there's is lots they could do to innovate (bigger and smaller screens, a big e-ink pdf reader that could double as a monitor). They are just not interested in doing so.
Or they've looked at the possibilities and determined that there isn't a large enough market for the products to be viable at the scale they need. The devices aren't an end goal for Amazon. The device needs to not only sell, but also generate content sales.

Not sure a large screen eInk PDF reader (of which there already is one and another on the way) would fit well into Amazon's content streams, especially with how expensive 13.3" mobius screens are.
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