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Originally Posted by rana
P.S. And Yes ! I most certainly will try to sway as many people as possible AWAY from getting a kindle. Fortunately for me, I am considered a "technology consultant" amongst pretty much all the people that know me from various spheres of life, and I do influence the "gadget buying" decision of a non-trivial number of people in and out of work on a regular basis. The Sony PRS-505 seems like the device that will get the most recommendation from me ... primarily due to an open format support (BIG thanks to Calibre !)
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you should keep in mind that sony has had a long history of doing the wrong thing for the customer base, including software hacks/trojans/viruses and the WORST kind of DRM; they generally engage in region locking, denial of fair use of prior media, and a variety of other blunders that make amazon (at least right now), look like saints. MANY people i know will not buy any sony products, ever again (dvds, cds, games, computers, readers, anything).
then again, i know people that still won't deal with amazon due to the "one click" nonsense... they also won't shop at walmart, dominoes, or any one of 100s of vendors due to antics which they don't believe in, whether true or not.
i support your and everyone else's personal choice... just please make sure that if you encourage other's, the reasons for doing so are fully explained and understood.
exreader