What a dumb comment. Why do we need all the different cars we have? Why do we need all the different computers on the market? Why are there so many different books? Why not just roll them into one, giant book, and we'll call it "Book for Dummies."
What have they done? They were the first to market with a 256,000 color mp3 player, LONG before Apple. They are usually the first, or among the first, to push forward with more colors and higher definition on their PMPs. They were the first to market with a 32gb flash-based mp3 player. They had an mp3 player on the market 2.5 years before Apple. They dominate the PC audio market.
I own a Nuutbook (made by South Korean company Neolux [I live in South Korea]). I love it. As for people wanting a device that does everything, not I. This is a book, and that's all. It can play music (poorly), view pictures (in B&W), and get newspapers/magazines (I don't care). For me, it's an expensive book. However, living abroad, it can be difficult to get books. Fortunately my two favorite (only) genres are Classics and sci-fi/fantasy, both readily available on torrent sites.
As for who owns one, that's hardly an argument. Who owns a subscription to Times magazine? I can count them on one finger, of all my friends, families, and acquaintances. 30 years ago, who owned a PC? 10 years ago, who owned an mp3 player? The market is new. Granted, I doubt eReaders will catch on like PCs or mp3 players, but there's definitely a market. I think they'll be really good for students. New technology + eduction = almost always win.
"Samsung [. . .] clearly also wants a slice of that growing ebook market." It would seem, from this sentence, that you mean Samsung does not already have a slice of that ebook market. Maybe my reading is wrong, but just in case, the Samsung Papyrus debuted in South Korea this spring/summer. I live here and when I was looking for an eReader I went and played with a Papyrus. It's touchscreen, which lots of people like. I didn't purchase it because it lacked an SD slot and was only 5", which is very small. It does look nice in the pictures, though. It's partnered with Kyobo bookstores, the largest bookstore chain in SK.
Are you serious? Are the lenses good? Do you know they're Leica? Do you know Leica to make crap lenses, or crap anything? I have a Panasonic Lumix from 05/06 and the lens is still good for most everything you'd want to do with a P&S.
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