Thread: Kindle US Marketshare at 45%, Sony at 30%
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Old 08-19-2009, 07:58 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by griffonwing View Post
But if the mainstream players (Sony, Amazon) are releasing crippled devices for 200, and saving the bells and whistles for the 300-500 range, then I don't see the public jumping as fast as they would otherwise.

By crippled, I am referring to the limited features of the 300, which is Sony's 199 price-point device. Any device which is not user-friendly (replaceable battery, user-defined storage like SD cards, etc..) I consider to be crippled, and has an impact on whether or not I will purchase.

I'm not certain what kind of 199 device that Kindle expects to put out. I have not been following them.
I'd agree, but the iPod has no expandable storage or a user replacable battery and does extremely well. But then again, it is Apple and they are "trendy."

I will be interested in seeing which sells better though, the 300 or the 600. I think the 300 will kick some butt with that price point.
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