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Originally Posted by Alohamora
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.
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Agreed. And it is kind of shocking that OEM's are so focused on improving screen resolution yet completely ignore the problem with glare and reading in sunlight. Major fail there.