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> The problem here is that marketplace momentum is going the other way.

Maybe that momentum is an optical illusion, http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/06/ipod-class...

"One of this year’s hottest Christmas presents is no longer available in the shops. Two months after Apple announced the demise of its iPod Classic MP3 player, the model is selling secondhand for up to four times its original price as aficionados clamour to get their hands on one."

The super-expensive Sony single-purpose eink PDF reader/annotator is selling to many outside the original target market of legal professionals, much to Sony's surprise. For a while, there was a 50% markup on the device by reimporters.

Hopefully Project Ara succeeds, allowing users to choose different points on the spectrum between single and multi purpose hardware.



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