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Originally Posted by barryem
An easy way to sum it up is simply lack of demand. Ereaders used to be big sellers. Now people are reading more on their phones and ereaders don't sell as well as they used to. I doubt if anyone is happy about this but that's how it is and it's easy enough to see why.
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And, if you look back through the history, the masses will always choose the cheapest, and often least appropriate device for a task. Some hints...
Betamax vs. VHS. Winner: VHS.
Firewire vs. USB. Winner: USB.
SCSI vs. IDE: Winner: IDE.
IPS/PVA vs TN panels: Winner: TN (although some really cheap versions of IPS now have been developed; but TN is still cheaper).
Mechanical keyboards vs. Rubber Dome: Winner: Rubber Dome
Plasma vs. LCD: Winner: LCD (plasma is MUCH better in everything, except energy; but when that started to improve, most companies had already quit.)
And so on.... it's always the cheapest stuff that wins, or devices aren't bought because another device can also 'somewhat do it''. I wouldn't want to read a book in sunlight on a tablet or phone when I'm in public transport...