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Steven Lyle Jordan · 02-03-2010, 08:37 AM

It's true that E Ink was never well served by its clients, who couldn't manage to get too many of their devices in store shelves for people to see in advance of buying. As the iPad will probably be seen by many more people much sooner, it will make it hard for E Ink devices to sell.

OTOH, color E Ink may well be right around the corner, and if prices can stay low (in the $100-300 range), they may still be stiff competition against the much more expensive iPad (especially when you add in 3G and accessories-- $600 and up).

02-03-2010, 08:37 AM	#218
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	It's true that E Ink was never well served by its clients, who couldn't manage to get too many of their devices in store shelves for people to see in advance of buying. As the iPad will probably be seen by many more people much sooner, it will make it hard for E Ink devices to sell. OTOH, color E Ink may well be right around the corner, and if prices can stay low (in the $100-300 range), they may still be stiff competition against the much more expensive iPad (especially when you add in 3G and accessories-- $600 and up).