New delay?

leandroide · 07-30-2006, 03:25 PM

Hi!

I just came across this: http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/337/C8849/

It says that the Sony Reader is delayed at least to the end of the year.

diabloNL · 07-30-2006, 04:19 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Not again! Do they want me to buy an iLiad or what?

Laurens · 07-30-2006, 05:17 PM

Nothing new here:

Quote:

The Sony Reader had been delayed yet again, and likely won’t show up before the end of the year.

We knew that already.

diabloNL · 07-30-2006, 05:23 PM

I thought it supposed to be released around October, but this sounds more like December.

rmeister0 · 07-30-2006, 07:15 PM

I disagree with the magazine's guess about the cause of the delay; we know working models of this thing have gotten into some reviewer's hands; cnet did a piece on it, and John Dvorak had one in an installment of Cranky Geeks.

I will bet dollars for donuts that content for the Connect store, or the software for the store itself, is the issue.

NatCh · 07-30-2006, 11:09 PM

I think we should take what these guys say well-salted -- note that they claim there are "no specific hints as to the eventual retail price." Well, I suppose that Sony's SRP of $350 does qualify as more of a flat-out statement than a hint, but if they're that inattentive....

I'd guess that they saw that the summer update e-mail says "in time for the Holidays" and decided that that means the end of the year. Maybe the only holiday they're aware of is New Year's Eve?

I've found indications that the date PC Magazine mentioned (end of October) is the more reliable time-frame.

BTW, I've also seen some suggestion that the August date was colonically generated by Sony Style (the division that controls the website , rather than coming from Sony Electronics (the division that is actually making the Reader), and that the October was more in line with Sony Electronic's plan. I can't tell though if the spring to fall change was something similar, or was a genuine delay. (shrug)

I think it was a genuine delay, given the indications that I mentioned earlier that they appear to be doing some sort of QA double-check.

While I've seen where rmeister0's suspicion of the Connect Store came from, and I respect his thinking on that (even find it somewhat compelling), I haven't been able to find any other indication that the Connect Store might be the issue. Course that could just mean that I haven't found any other indication.

Tom Swift · 08-01-2006, 07:50 PM

"Colonically generated".

Snicker. I like that one.

NatCh · 08-01-2006, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Swift

"Colonically generated".

Snicker. I like that one.

I used to use it a lot more when I worked in the semi-conductor industry -- they almost never clicked to it. Now that I'm in a medical environment ....

On the other hand, now I can tell users that they have a wet-ware problem and it never occurs to them that I'm saying they messed up.

It's all about the trade-offs.

07-30-2006, 03:25 PM	#1
leandroide Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 92 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vigo, Spain Device: Papyre 6.1 (Hanlin V3)	New delay? Hi! I just came across this: http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/337/C8849/ It says that the Sony Reader is delayed at least to the end of the year.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Delay between chapter changes on Epub?	Gemok	Sony Reader	25	07-21-2010 03:08 PM
Shipment Delay On New Orders	Dellaster	enTourage eDGe	21	04-20-2010 10:51 PM
Post Delay	GeoffC	Feedback	2	04-20-2010 11:50 AM
iPad Delay For The Rest Of The World...	yvanleterrible	Apple Devices	24	04-19-2010 10:21 AM
delay on connect	kenbaldwin	Sony Reader	1	12-14-2006 06:33 PM

07-30-2006, 04:19 PM	#2
diabloNL Gadget Force® Posts: 705 Karma: 2733 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-300 + Cybook with funny screen :P	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Not again! Do they want me to buy an iLiad or what?

07-30-2006, 05:23 PM	#4
diabloNL Gadget Force® Posts: 705 Karma: 2733 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-300 + Cybook with funny screen :P	I thought it supposed to be released around October, but this sounds more like December.

07-30-2006, 07:15 PM	#5
rmeister0 Addict Posts: 270 Karma: 298 Join Date: Mar 2005	I disagree with the magazine's guess about the cause of the delay; we know working models of this thing have gotten into some reviewer's hands; cnet did a piece on it, and John Dvorak had one in an installment of Cranky Geeks. I will bet dollars for donuts that content for the Connect store, or the software for the store itself, is the issue.

07-30-2006, 11:09 PM	#6
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I think we should take what these guys say well-salted -- note that they claim there are "no specific hints as to the eventual retail price." Well, I suppose that Sony's SRP of $350 does qualify as more of a flat-out statement than a hint, but if they're that inattentive.... I'd guess that they saw that the summer update e-mail says "in time for the Holidays" and decided that that means the end of the year. Maybe the only holiday they're aware of is New Year's Eve? I've found indications that the date PC Magazine mentioned (end of October) is the more reliable time-frame. BTW, I've also seen some suggestion that the August date was colonically generated by Sony Style (the division that controls the website , rather than coming from Sony Electronics (the division that is actually making the Reader), and that the October was more in line with Sony Electronic's plan. I can't tell though if the spring to fall change was something similar, or was a genuine delay. (shrug) I think it was a genuine delay, given the indications that I mentioned earlier that they appear to be doing some sort of QA double-check. While I've seen where rmeister0's suspicion of the Connect Store came from, and I respect his thinking on that (even find it somewhat compelling), I haven't been able to find any other indication that the Connect Store might be the issue. Course that could just mean that I haven't found any other indication.

08-01-2006, 07:50 PM	#7
Tom Swift Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 1232346 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Macau Device: Kindle Oasis (plus lots of older devices)	"Colonically generated". Snicker. I like that one.