Quote:
Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore
Greetings,
Is it possible that Sony may get out of the eReader game soon? They are primarily a hardware seller; the Sony eBook Store seems to be an accessory for the Reader and not the other way around. The lower prices for the nook, the Kobo, and, I’m sure it will happen soon, the Kindle signify a shift in strategy from selling the razor to selling the blades. Content providers can afford to sell the device at a little above cost if it gets people tied into their ecosystem. Sony simply won’t do it. That, combined with clearance-level prices for the Touch and Daily Editions, makes me wonder if Sony is going to retire from this fight. This makes me a bit anxious to use up my Sony store credits soon. What do you all think?
Luqman
|
I'm going to have to agree (unwillingly). Sony just don't care enough about their products and especially not the store and I believe they'll probably shift to a tablet computer sooner rather than later. Looks like it'll be a three horse race in the coming years (and after recent talks I've had, I'm even more convinced) between Amazon, Nook (rank outsider) and iBooks. The dream of one e-book standard across all devices is dead on its arse
Odds I'd give are about 1000-1 they stay in. And I'll go even further and give 3-1 that they discontinue their e-ink devices within 2 years.