E-Readers: The Multipurpose Competition Heats Up

MSの電子書籍リーダーは「Courier」というんだ。市場規模は2009年の300万台から2013年には1300万台に達するというのがForresterの予想である。

Hamilton and his cohorts didn't have long to bask in the publicity, though. The same day, online tech-gadget site Gizmodo reported that Microsoft is working on a dual-screen booklet-shaped device code-named Courier that uses both a stylus and finger gestures to operate. Microsoft's device appears to boast touchscreen capabilities similar to those in Sony (SNE) electronic book readers, but in color.