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Sony slashes Pocket Edition price to $169 for two weeks
From http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/03/...-drops-to-169/
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03-23-2010, 12:28 AM | #2 |
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Yay, only $100 more to go!
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03-23-2010, 12:38 AM | #3 |
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"Analysts say that single-purpose black and white reading devices...need to cut prices to stay competitive in a market where multi-purpose color devices also cost less than $500."
I think that the sub-$500 market (in anything!) is distinct from the sub-$200 market. I don't think that the iPad's existence is relevant to Sony's need to reduce the device's price. |
03-23-2010, 06:18 AM | #4 |
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Just my luck. They always cut the price 10 days after I buy one.
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03-23-2010, 06:35 AM | #5 |
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03-23-2010, 01:54 PM | #6 |
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199 here in Canada. Pretty sick of companies ignoring dollar parity.
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03-23-2010, 02:31 PM | #7 |
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So they announced a sale in the US and WSJ wonders why it isn't permanent? Its a SALE. As for the Canada price- again its a sale. There are sales all the time in one country that aren't copied by the same retailers in a different country.
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03-23-2010, 02:47 PM | #8 |
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03-23-2010, 09:46 PM | #11 |
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I am really tempted to buy one. My wife has recently started reading on my 505. <whisper>and she likes it!</whisper> I am now afraid...
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03-24-2010, 07:33 AM | #12 |
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I'm really considering picking one of these up for my kid. He isn't a huge reader so I haven't bought him a digital reader yet. I shove my Kindle into his hands occasionally and force him to read.
I considered that Delstar a couple of weeks ago ... but I see this for $162.99 at Buy.com now. It might be worth the extra $63 to get the Sony and see if I can squeeze an hour or two a week of reading out of him. |
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