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Originally Posted by hal_9000
one could easily argue that automatic adoption of edevices, regardless of quality issues, undermines long-term quality, as the usual free market reward and punishment checks and balances would be removed, thereby giving corporations no incentive to improve the devices.
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Exactly. Why would I spend my money on something that didn't fit my needs? It's sending the message that the device
does fit my needs.
I reward companies who make products that make things easier for me. Not pass over my money for something that makes it harder (as trying to use e-readers for my academic work would) and thus give them no incentive to develop a device that does what I need.