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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
I disagree. It's possible that ebook readers will become a (lucrative) niche product. But you can still get a variety of devices that "just" plays radio stations, or "just" displays video signals, or "just" takes pictures, or "just" plays video games, and so forth. Not every device ought to be integrated into a multifunction device, and not every such integration eliminates single-purpose devices.
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Exactly. I few years ago, I won a television with an integrated DVD player. It seemed like the best of both worlds until the DVD player stopped working and the repair shop told me it would be cheaper to buy an external DVD player and plug it in to the tv rather than fix the original. The same could be said for any number of multiple uses home/kitchen appliances that I've purchased over the years. They work fine until one part of the "multi-use" no longer works and I have to buy a replacement for just that section leaving me with a big hulking appliance that only does part of the job.
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Originally Posted by kennyc
Yeah, I mean why have a wristwatch?
only thing it does it tell you the time..  |
What's really sad is wearing a wristwatch, but checking the time on my Pre.
I'm such a slave to e-gadgets!
