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Originally Posted by barryem
We've gotten used to rapid improvements in technology, mostly because most of it is so new. But sometimes things get so good no real improvement is wanted or needed. Look at electric razors, for example. They keep getting better, I suppose, but does anyone really care? They're an older technology and they've become pretty stable.
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Perhaps you are right. I wouldn't know about electric razors. However, what you have said certainly applies to button-phones (i.e. not smartphones). While battery, camera, memory, and processor technology continues to improve, none of this technology is incorporated into button-phones. The button-phones available near me can only store 200 text messages and 200 contact details. So, it seems button-phone manufacturers feel that their designs are as good as they will ever need to be.
However, it is not clear to me that we have reached that point with e-readers. Obviously I hope not.