What I find strange here is the idea that innovation is just waiting for need. Sure, a market is required for funding, but it doesn't guarantee that something appears when it's wanted. If no one has figured out how to do something, that's all there is to it. If no one knows how to increase e-ink pixel density at the right price point, it won't happen. If the no one knows how to increase e-ink contrast at the right price point, it won't happen. No amount of demanding it as a consumer will bring it about if the technology's not there.
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