Thread: are eink devices a niche product?
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Old 08-12-2016, 08:43 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by theducks View Post
Ya know, Salespeople live in a different world. A world where everyone BUYS the latest model and trashes (no reuse) the old one.

I drive a 2001 Nissan. I replace cars when the repairs would exceed the current value.
I use (various) Computers, none of which are less than 4 year old (not gameing) models .
Look at my devices (The 5YO Astak is hanging on by a thread )

Once a Product niche fills, (initial ownership) sales drop off to sustain levels.
Unless there is a failure, devices don't get frequently replaced with newer models by a good number of folk. It takes a significant improvement (or forced obsolescence) to get us folk to upgrade a working device
BINGO! I still have and it still works my Sony PRS-T1, as well as the first generation Nexus 7 tablet, my Samsung 5" media player, and the newer Samsung Note 2, and basically brand new Samsung Grand Prime phone that I have in case my media player dies.

All of them have my books on them, and I will read off of any of them at any given time. My main readers are my Note 2, and my pc.

All will be kept until they die, then they will get tossed. Only then, will I think about getting a replacement.
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