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Originally Posted by stustaff
im not moving the Goalposts Pardoz Im pointing out that actually an all in one device IS something you would buy if it met your needs!
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Of course. I'd also buy a cheap flying car that ran on tapwater, a faster-than-light starship, and a personal teleportation device. These would all be great to have, and they are all about as likely to come along as your does-everything-better-and-cheaper-than-a-dedicated-anything device.
In the real world, when considering a multifunction device, trade-offs of function and design are inevitable, and all other things being equal a single-purpose device will always be cheaper than a multipurpose one: an ebook reader/cellphone/camera is always going to cost more to manufacture than a single-function ereader unless Multi Claus comes down the chimney of your factory with a big bag full of free microphones, lenses, and image sensors.