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It seems to me that Adobe's original contention was not "nobody wants a dictionary" and not "nobody needs a dictionary" but rather "nobody *uses* a dictionary."
I'd say that the votes and responses on this thread make it pretty clear that a lot of people who read e-books (but not everyone, granted) uses a dictionary at least sometimes.
For my part, I kind of liked the idea of dictionary lookup when I got my Kindle (1), but was much more excited about the search/highlight/annotation functions. Once I had it, though, I found that I used it frequently when reading science books, or fiction books set in an unfamiliar time/place (what *is* the difference between a barque and a brigantine?) In my opinion in the Kindle 2 the functionality is even better (though the 5-way is a little slower than the roller, not having to leave your book saves enough time that overall the process is faster and has less hassle.)
So now, yes, if I found an e-book reader that was perfect in every way except dictionary lookup, I'd probably be willing to buy it... but I do like dictionary lookup, I do use it, and it is one of the features I weigh when considering e-book readers.
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