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Originally Posted by troymc
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If readers weren't as crippled as they are, they'd have many of the same functions as an iPad, and people would buy them for similarly varied reasons.
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I know a half-dozen people who own Sony 505s, and not one of them uses any of the additional features (eg mp3 player, picture viewer, games.) They bought them to read ebooks. Dedicated ebook readers are only "crippled" from your point of view. |
mp3 playing - drains the battery far too quickly.
Picture viewer - hardly worth it on a grayscale screen
Games - refresh rate far too slow
It is used as a dedicated device because it isn't any good at the additional functions. That was the point.