Thread: More tablets, less people reading, less eink devices long run: Forbes
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Old 08-15-2012, 07:02 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by jocampo View Post
Agree, agree, agree ...

I love eink ... but look at the market and what people are buying: tablets.

I honestly believe, hopefully I'm wrong, that big companies will focus more on tablets and less on manufacturing eink devices.
Yep, unless there is a breakthrough of some kind with e-ink, the tablet will rule for the average person. There will be a niche market for long-life battery/b&w e-ink, but the average person wants a tablet that does more. (but has less battery life...)
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