It seems like a common thread running through all of these iPad discussions is that they're going to kill the dedicated ereader market, and especially the large screen devices because a) average people will buy based on hype because they don't know any better, and b) people won't buy a dedicated large screen ereader when they can have a device that does so much more, albeit less competently. I don't buy into either of those assumptions. I DO think that they will siphon enough sales to spur on the competition, and that's a good thing.
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