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Originally Posted by darryl
Having said this, the Amazon acquisition of Liquavista is now some years behind us, and I don't think a commercial product was all that far away even back then. Having read the story of the Echo and Jeff Bezos's insistence on very high standards for that product, I would not be surprised to learn that a commercial product release has been delayed by similar demands. If Amazon were to release such a display now or in the not too distant future it would IMHO give Amazon a huge advantage over its competitors in the dedicated ereader market. The longer it takes to get this technology on the market the mpre likely it is that a competing technology will come along.
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It seems unlikely Amazon is sitting on the tech because it doesn't fit into it's existing LCD / E-ink range. It seems more likely the tech is not ready (if ever), otherwise we would likely see some competing tech emerging.
One other possibility is the tech is ready but Amazon will not rock the boat until someone else does. Maybe the tech is sitting there, waiting to go to manufacture once a competitor brings a show-changer to the market. It's been more than five years since Liquavista predicted impending commercial production. They also stated existed (slightly modifed) LCD facilities could manufacture the tech.