Thread: PCs are best for e-reading, Microsoft's Ballmer says
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Old 10-11-2009, 10:50 AM   #60
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Originally Posted by jankovicgood View Post
...popular...
Well, he is certainly right when he says "popular", but this doesn't mean it is:
  1. comfortable to use
  2. useable in all conditions
  3. practical
  4. etc.

So, while it may be statistically true, it doesn't say much about the quality of reading from a PC screen. Two hundred years ago the most popular writing device was a quill simply because there was nothing better. If Ballmer and MS rest on their laurels, satisfied with their statistical truth, they (together with their products) might share the fate of the quill.
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