Barnes & Noble has copied so many facets of the Kindle that they clearly want consumers to think that this is a Kindle. They're unquestionably trying to cause confusion in the market, presumably to increase their chances. I'm not a fan of this approach to competition; there's enough potential differentiation that the runner-up needn't outright copy the market leader so blatantly. (This is also the problem I have with the HP TouchPad's hardware.) All parties, especially consumers, are better off when competing products move beyond knockoffs and become meaningful alternatives.
His conclusion is worth reading, because it seems like his thoughts would apply to many of the available eReaders based on the above state of affairs.
For my own part, I just picked up an iPad 2, so I'll be weighing in on its suitability as an eReader as soon as a) my workload diminishes (today was supposed to be The Day of Rest, but more urgent stuff came in before the "whoosh" sound of sent e-mail had died away) and b) I stop marveling at the device long enough to get down to using it.
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