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RWood · 01-09-2007, 10:42 AM

Remember the Osborn II? It was the first portable (CP/M) computer for business. The Osborn I sold like hot cakes and had a majority of the market. They announced the new II version and sales dried up on the I so much that the one product company went out of business.

Now just a few months after launch the President (Managing Director) of Sony starts telling what will be in the next version. Heck, by this time we all know that there will be a next version of any good product. We just didn't expect it so soon.

What will happen is that those people that just can't live without the new features will get a new unit and then unload their current unit to someone else who likes and wants a Sony Reader but just can't see paying $350 for it. There will be a nice aftermarket for the Reader -- perhaps in these forums.

01-09-2007, 10:42 AM	#18
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Remember the Osborn II? It was the first portable (CP/M) computer for business. The Osborn I sold like hot cakes and had a majority of the market. They announced the new II version and sales dried up on the I so much that the one product company went out of business. Now just a few months after launch the President (Managing Director) of Sony starts telling what will be in the next version. Heck, by this time we all know that there will be a next version of any good product. We just didn't expect it so soon. What will happen is that those people that just can't live without the new features will get a new unit and then unload their current unit to someone else who likes and wants a Sony Reader but just can't see paying $350 for it. There will be a nice aftermarket for the Reader -- perhaps in these forums.