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Ars Technica: The e-book wars of 2010
Ars has an article, The e-book wars of 2010: displays and hardware, penned from CES. I am sceptical about low-cost hardware this year but Jon Stokes makes some good points, including:
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01-08-2010, 07:48 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for the link, wallcraft!
I now hold hope that 2010 might be the year that the size and color barriers are truly "broken"... that is, viewing Letter/A4 sized .pdf's in brilliant color! |
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01-08-2010, 10:45 PM | #3 |
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As usual, "meh."
I do concur that the reader space is practically in a "quantum foam" stage, but I also expect that's going to shake out very quickly. I also have an odd feeling this will actually help the market leaders (Sony, B&N and especially Amazon) as they have brand recognition, teams that can execute, etc. And of course, we have the obligatory geek jab at single-purposed devices. At least he didn't parrot the "when Apple puts out their combination tablet and automatic flosser, it's game over." Too bad about color eInk and Mirasol. I'd rather see good color tech come out in a longer time frame than crappy color in a rush. |
01-08-2010, 11:09 PM | #4 |
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Definitely. All these new entrants and overall buzz is really helping to legitimize the market...but that won't help 90% of them in the long run-it will really favor the strongest established ecosystems.
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I found this statement interesting...
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