Thread: Andrew Marr reluctantly impressed by the iLiad
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Old 05-12-2007, 05:28 AM   #7
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Steve, I actually agree with you. But just to play devil's advocate, I'd like to consider this:
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
What percentage of the people on this planet own shelves of dozens to hundreds of books? A much smaller number than the percentage of people who ought to have dozens to hundreds of books.
At the present time, the number of people who own shelves of dozens to hundreds of books probably still exceeds the number of people who own any type of electronic device on which to view ebooks-- and have reliable power service to run said device.

But hopefully the OLPC or similar projects will help to change that. (Actually, the OLPC comes close to meeting the requirements I outlined above, being designed to be rugged, easy to use, and extremely power-efficient. I'd like to see the durability improved still further, though.)
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