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Originally Posted by Lord KiRon
I think Sony have to reply with it's own 9.7" device (after all both Sony and Amazon use same screen maker) or loose the fight completely.
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I don't think it's a matter of producing a 9.7" device or loose the fight. The Kindle DX is obviously geared toward a specific segment of consumer/business. There may be a lot of cases where the average consumer doesn't want to hold a device the size of the DX/iRex DR/Plastic Logic. People who are interested in reading popular fiction or classical novels or any mass markey paperback will be content with a 6" or 5" device.
If Sony decides they want a businees device or get their device into schools then that will be their choice to expand to those markets, but does not mean they should give up producing Readers. I think the more manufactures out there will mean more technological advances, lower prices and hopefully cheaper ebooks by publishers.