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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Or: Someone considering the DX wants a larger screen reader than the 5-6" readers offer. In that case, why wouldn't they choose the device with more functions. The combination of iPad release and Kindle 2/Nook price drop must be killing DX sales.
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Again, someone who is considering the DX wants to
read. Certainly, they want to read on a bigger screen than the Kindle 2, but in the end, they want to read. If the iPad reading experience was equal to the DX reading experience, it'd be a closer call. (I still don't think it's a no-brainer, because if reading on an LCD screen is acceptable, there are cheaper ways to do it.) Since the iPad reading experience
isn't the equal of the Kindle DX experience, though, I find it hard to understand why someone whose primary purpose would be reading should get an iPad. If reading is your main purpose for buying a device (and if you're even thinking of droping ~ $500 for a DX, that's the choice you've made), I can't see why a lesser experience would dissuade you.
I think it boils down to this: The Kindle is designed for reading. The iPad is designed as a multifunction device you
can read on, if you want to. That's a major distinction.