MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Why i think the Illiad will fail (or has already).

jæd · 01-09-2007, 10:45 AM

But does it matter if either the Iliad or the Reader "fail"...? And what do we mean by fail. Dunno about others, but at least now we have choice. This time last year there were no e-ink readers around. At least the consumer has "won" in that regard.

And are Irex interested in "winning"...? From the beginning they've said this is a b2b product... I think they still see the consumer market as an extended beta-test. And I think that is working... So far we've seen some important data points come out, eg, the importance of zoom/pan for pdf, and fast booting times.

Perhaps when Phillips bring out a consumer e-reader it will use this research...?

I'd only be really concerned if I had purchased DRM'd books for the reader I've got. Because then the value of the books I had bought would depend on having a compatible reader...!

01-09-2007, 10:45 AM	#90
jæd Evangelist Posts: 458 Karma: 293 Join Date: May 2006	But does it matter if either the Iliad or the Reader "fail"...? And what do we mean by fail. Dunno about others, but at least now we have choice. This time last year there were no e-ink readers around. At least the consumer has "won" in that regard. And are Irex interested in "winning"...? From the beginning they've said this is a b2b product... I think they still see the consumer market as an extended beta-test. And I think that is working... So far we've seen some important data points come out, eg, the importance of zoom/pan for pdf, and fast booting times. Perhaps when Phillips bring out a consumer e-reader it will use this research...? I'd only be really concerned if I had purchased DRM'd books for the reader I've got. Because then the value of the books I had bought would depend on having a compatible reader...!