That’s the projection, anyway. Now toss in the offerings of other vendors. Maybe 1.5 million Origami-class machines out there, all in all?
Just a wild guess. But if e-reading turns to be a major app, this could be good news for e-bookdom. It’ll be interesting to see what Microsoft will be doing in the way of updates to Microsoft Reader–or a replacement for it. The good news is that Paul Hoover of the Origami team recently sought out the opinions of TeleBlog participants about the Origami machines as e-book readers.
Let’s hope that’s also indicative of e-book interest on the part of others at Microsoft. The PDA platform is dead, and cellphone-PDA combos may not have screens big enough for many to enjoy e-books. So here’s hoping that the Origam-style machines can help.
Related: Origami poll: What will it MOST take for YOU to buy one for e-reading.
400,000? Not if the price doesn’t come down. The Origami devices would be a great competitor to the Nokia 770 if they cost $500. Heck, i’d have bought one already in spite of my allergy to all things Samsung. But higher than that, I just can’t justify the price.
Richard, you’ve got a point about the price. But Microsoft and friends are claiming that Origami prices will come down. Besides, the 1.5M figure could still happen if enough other vendors jump in. Fingers crossed! – David
Just too big, physically, for the price. Now, if they fit in a pocket…
Wait, didn’t we try that?