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brecklundin · 06-14-2009, 07:54 AM

what is there a parrot in the house? You keep responding with exactly what I typed in paraphrased form. Kinda funny and confusing at the same time.

I do not see what point you are trying to make. Are you agreeing or attempting to offer a different perspective or opinion?

For new markets which are far from stable it is best to wait as long as possible. For established markets like, say, laptops, waiting is pointless in this day and age. For the most part anyway, as there are still segments of the market which are in flux which influence the buying strategies I specify for clients with rather specific purchasing requirements.

I would never recommend a client buy into ANY ereading device in the current market no matter what the marketing hype. Too many unstable companies staffed by even more unstable individuals as we have seen from some comments by company reps on this site as well as in the media. When even the device sellers have no idea about a feature set of an announced device, that is time to back off and wait.

For individuals the situation can be different...or not...it is solely dependent on the needs at the current microsecond in time. But my current recommendation to all clients who have approached me about buying into eink devices to manage document distribution company wide is to wait at least a year from now, probably 18-months. I tend toward the conservative side for businesses who pay for my opinions and plans. Better a generation behind than to put your business at risk trying to adopt everything new that slides down the marketing spin pipeline.

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Boy, have we wandered WAAAAY OT...sorry for the that to the OP...anyway, I LOVE the look of the OAXIS reader. It's simple and there is no reason these devices should not be simple. Plus it is hand holding preference agnostic. If it has an accelerometer that would be a huge plus...or at least a dedicate rotation button would be fine with me. In fact I would not be sure if I would prefer an accelerometer or not...dunno the failure rates vs. a tried and true button.

06-14-2009, 07:54 AM	#9
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	what is there a parrot in the house? You keep responding with exactly what I typed in paraphrased form. Kinda funny and confusing at the same time. I do not see what point you are trying to make. Are you agreeing or attempting to offer a different perspective or opinion? For new markets which are far from stable it is best to wait as long as possible. For established markets like, say, laptops, waiting is pointless in this day and age. For the most part anyway, as there are still segments of the market which are in flux which influence the buying strategies I specify for clients with rather specific purchasing requirements. I would never recommend a client buy into ANY ereading device in the current market no matter what the marketing hype. Too many unstable companies staffed by even more unstable individuals as we have seen from some comments by company reps on this site as well as in the media. When even the device sellers have no idea about a feature set of an announced device, that is time to back off and wait. For individuals the situation can be different...or not...it is solely dependent on the needs at the current microsecond in time. But my current recommendation to all clients who have approached me about buying into eink devices to manage document distribution company wide is to wait at least a year from now, probably 18-months. I tend toward the conservative side for businesses who pay for my opinions and plans. Better a generation behind than to put your business at risk trying to adopt everything new that slides down the marketing spin pipeline. =========================== Boy, have we wandered WAAAAY OT...sorry for the that to the OP...anyway, I LOVE the look of the OAXIS reader. It's simple and there is no reason these devices should not be simple. Plus it is hand holding preference agnostic. If it has an accelerometer that would be a huge plus...or at least a dedicate rotation button would be fine with me. In fact I would not be sure if I would prefer an accelerometer or not...dunno the failure rates vs. a tried and true button.