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How many do you think are going to look at the Kindle at $250-500 and then the iPad at $500 and choose the single-purpose-does-one-thing-somewhat-better device?

• borism 17y ago
  $500 is still twice $250, and at twice the weight of e-reader... I'm not compelled, especially with iPhone OS and App store limitations.
  • ericd 17y ago
    $250 is still a big chunk of change for a lot of people I know, and they're not that compelled by something that just handles books. Yes, many big readers will still choose the dedicated device. My argument is that this steals a big part of its thunder. And the majority of the general populace doesn't give two hoots about iPhone OS and App store limitations. You and I might, but I wasn't talking about technophiles - my mom has no idea that the restrictions even exist. She's just pleased as punch about how easy it is to use.
    • coliveira 17y ago
      The kindle will have apps too in the near future.
• ryandvm 17y ago
  At 24 ounces, the iPad is a brick. There's no way you can comfortably hold that thing like a book for more than 30 minutes. No wonder Ives has arms like a prison guard. Like I said, it's a fine netbook killer (though I think the segment was killing itself). But there is no way this thing is taking market share from the e-books.
  • ericd 17y ago
    I don't think it's going to impact the decision of people who care more about reading than anything else, but I think this will steal a large portion of more casual readers that would have gotten the kindle. It's a bit heavier than the average book, but it's by no means a brick. This claims that it puts it at roughly the 75th percentile of books in terms of weight: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_1_book_weigh http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_1_book_weigh