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Originally Posted by Conan46
I honestly would not buy it at $100. If this thing is still around at this time next year I'll be astounded. If it is not at fire sale prices by Christmas I'll be equally astounded.
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I definitely
would buy it at that price, but I seriously doubt you'll see these fire sales you talk about.
I'm kind of amazed at the bitterness towards Amazon displayed here (and not talking just about you). So the Oasis is not your cup of tea? Fine. No one is forcing anyone to buy one. Since I bought my Kobo Glo, my impression of Kobos has not been enhanced -- too many glitches and too much required tweaking -- but I don't spend my life whining about it (or a Kobo I don't plan on buying) on the Kobo forum. I'm not obsessed with them. As for waterproofing, which seems to be a really BIG deal to a lot of folks here ... I could care less, I don't plan on swimming with my Kindle and -- so far -- I've never spilled anything on any eReader (knock on wood).
I do, however, like a light eReader. I like the buttons. In theory I like the ergonomics of the Oasis -- though I haven't held one so I don't really know yet. I think the case is a good idea -- its dual purposes (protection and charging) appeals to me. Since the case so easy to separate from the Oasis, I would spend most of my time reading without the case -- and plug it in when I needed a recharge. (I read somewhere that a relatively short time in the case gives you hours more of reading time with the Oasis, sans-case -- 10 or 30 minutes for 3 hours.)
So not everyone has the same priorities or likes. I still think the "high end" Oasis will do fine in the market. I also expect others will copy the design -- the wedge part anyhow.