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Originally Posted by Fathermole
The Kindle's success strikes at the heart of Sony's troubles. Sony's own eBook reader was available a year before the Kindle but has failed to become a hit like the Amazon product. Unlike the Kindle, Sony's eBook doesn't have wireless connectivity or offer access to newspapers or magazines.
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I believe the author of this article is totally wrong in his/her assertion that Amazon has become a success while the Sony Reader has not. Well, Amazon sure did make a lot more noise - maybe in the U.S. more people have heard about it than about the Reader.
However, the Reader has been a huge success in its own right. It doesn't depend on Sprint CDMA network, so it has been sold throughout the world. Arguably it has a better design and better ergonomics. It is not heavily subsidized by the manufacturer (Amazon, I suspect, is losing money on Kindle and Wispernet).