Matt Alexander, regarding e-ink readers and full-blown tablets:
As much as you or I might enjoy the e-ink experience, people are not thrilled about buying a device that does one thing very well when they can buy something that does that one thing fairly well along with dozens of other features. And once that “fairly well” becomes “very well” as technology progresses, how could dedicated e-reading devices possibly remain relevant?
I like Matt, but I think he’s got this one wrong. I think people are thrilled about buying a Kindle because it does one thing, and does that one thing very well. Consumers (or at least the nerdy ones) seem just fine having a dedicated device in this category, as well as another device that can do lots of other things. Why would that change all of a sudden in the future?