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ultim8fury · 10-16-2006, 08:59 AM

Unfortunately the majority of reviews I've seen don't seem too favourable. It's almost like tech writers are afraid of new tech. Same goes for a lot of the comments on the likes of engadget, digg and slashdot. I know you can't expect glowing reports but repeatedly seeing the same uninformed opinions makes you wonder whether the Reader will gain acceptance in the face of such complete stubbornness.

Going off the vast majority of comments from tech savvy users, they don't seem keen on the idea of e-books at all. Strange state of affairs if you ask me. So conquering average Joe's preconceptions is going to be a tough one.

The closed minded nature of the tech press in general, regarding all new products these days is puzzling to me. Engadget rarely post a positive article on anything and so tend to slant the following comments.

10-16-2006, 08:59 AM	#7
ultim8fury Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 368 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Device: PRS500, Looking at 700	Unfortunately the majority of reviews I've seen don't seem too favourable. It's almost like tech writers are afraid of new tech. Same goes for a lot of the comments on the likes of engadget, digg and slashdot. I know you can't expect glowing reports but repeatedly seeing the same uninformed opinions makes you wonder whether the Reader will gain acceptance in the face of such complete stubbornness. Going off the vast majority of comments from tech savvy users, they don't seem keen on the idea of e-books at all. Strange state of affairs if you ask me. So conquering average Joe's preconceptions is going to be a tough one. The closed minded nature of the tech press in general, regarding all new products these days is puzzling to me. Engadget rarely post a positive article on anything and so tend to slant the following comments. Last edited by ultim8fury; 10-16-2006 at 09:01 AM.