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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Lots of people think Kindles are just better for everything. I've seen statements like "Kindles must be best, or they wouldn't be so popular". The reality is, of course, that Kindles are popular because they're Amazon's and Amazon has most of the ebook market in English language. But your average user doesn't know that. They see Kindles everywhere and so they think Kindles are the absolute best.
(I'm not saying Kindles aren't good. Just that there is no objective "best" in the ereader world - it all depends on what your preferences are and, to an extent, what you're used to.)
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I see those statements all the time. One of my favorites is “Kindle was the first ereader so that’s why it’s the best.” Another good one is, “Amazon invented ebooks.” I love debunking those statements.
I think Kindle is a good device, but I don’t think it’s the end all be all of ereaders. Another factor that plays into all of this is that there are a lot of people who are strangely, imo, loyal to Amazon. It’s as if some of these people think they’re close, personal friends of Jeff himself. In a few threads it got almost sycophantic, but I don’t know what they think they’re gaining. I’ve never understood such brand loyalty.