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tcv · 10-17-2006, 11:44 AM

I think eBooks will succeed because the industry wants it to happen. Yes, it may take several generations of devices and content developers, but ultimately this is what they want to happen. Rarely does a company come out with a revolutionary idea that catches on immediately (the original Palm Pilot would be an exception). For the rest, it takes a long, long time. Very few people actually envisioned back in the late 1940s and early 1950s that I'd have a need or a want for a MacBook. Nor did they envision people running entire daily lives in Terminal Services sessions from their homes.

Ebooks will happen.

10-17-2006, 11:44 AM	#8
tcv Addict Posts: 330 Karma: 596 Join Date: Oct 2006	I think eBooks will succeed because the industry wants it to happen. Yes, it may take several generations of devices and content developers, but ultimately this is what they want to happen. Rarely does a company come out with a revolutionary idea that catches on immediately (the original Palm Pilot would be an exception). For the rest, it takes a long, long time. Very few people actually envisioned back in the late 1940s and early 1950s that I'd have a need or a want for a MacBook. Nor did they envision people running entire daily lives in Terminal Services sessions from their homes. Ebooks will happen.