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November ?! Forget it.
An Irex survival strategy:
Revamp the Iliad, quickly bring out a 2.1 version; priced low; possibly ( but not necessarily ) tweaked hardware; don't overstate what it can do, just a "Touchscreen Wifi Ereader"; Totally Open Source; fund one developer to work on apps and coordinate and support any third-party developers who want to help ( there are about 5 still semi-active, I believe... ); concentrate first on power saving, then on anything that makes the reading experience better, especially for large docs; ?! 3G via the CF slot ?!
Then, soon, an Iliad 3.0, just a bit more tweaked hardware, also totally Open Source; possibly plug-in 3G; same app source as 2.1, apps run on all Iliad devices.
Evolution not stuttering revolution; Using the new publicity around Ereaders to sell a device that is already out there; Exploiting a niche, not trying to fight the (really) big boys on their turf.
And not waiting until November !
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