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Originally Posted by Conan46
E-ink will be gone in 10 years. Better phone and tablet screens, and better battery life will completely replace them. They have already begun to do so.
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I keep hoping for a great leap forward in battery technology. But even without that, os power management and processor efficiency have improved greatly. All we need are more sunlight readable screens now. Phones need them too, so I'm confident we'll see improvements soon.
The only reason I see dedicated e-readers hanging on is that it's to the benefit of retailer/manufacturers to maintain their walled garden lock-in. Folks willing to format-shift their ebooks are a niche within a niche.
Tablet users can run any app they want and switch at will.