I own a Kindle and I find that I still prefer it over iPad for reading books. This talk of all-in-one and multi-function devices has always been perpetuated by

I own a Kindle and I find that I still prefer it over iPad for reading books. This talk of all-in-one and multi-function devices has always been perpetuated by vendors marketing their next crop of gadgets and claiming to finally rid the consumer of another single-purpose device. Take Apple who first told us that iPhone was also a music player (it's not) and now tells us that iPad is an e-book reader (it's not). I, for one, end up owning a music player, an e-book reader, an iPad and whatever else that comes along, and that's perfectly fine. It's no surprise that consumers are enticed by the vision of universal personal communication device, but I don't think anyone seriously believes that such a device can be created or that it can stand up to the tide of innovation. I guess what I am trying to say is that it's not about Kindle or iPad hardware, which is subject to turning obsolete the minute it ships, but about distribution channels and consumer freedom, i.e. the ease of decoupling the content that you rightfully own from a particular platform. Here, I feel, Amazon and to some extent Apple has done a good job. I agree with the article in general, but I don't think Amazon should rethink Kindle to make it something more than it already is.