reMarkable is adamant that their devices are "digital notebooks" - no more, no less. They intentionally do not implement features that aren't in support of this use case.

FWIW, I think that makes sense from their perspective. There are a ton of eReaders out there, but reMarkable is the only company that I'm aware of that focuses specifically on this use case, to the detriment of others. They don't _want_ them to be world-class eReaders, because then they would have to support the features that market wants. They want to support a smaller market niche.

They're clear about that, too. If anything, I wish more companies would focus on a specific use case and stick to their guns when it comes to scope creep.

Huh. Other people have said similar but yours is the first post that resonated with me. Ok, sure. That makes sense. It still feels odd to me because it seems like all the “hard” parts are in place, but that’s their business model.

I do still contend that a subscription fee on top of the cost for a single purpose device is a bridge too far, though. I’d strongly consider one to see if it’s truly that great as a note taker if it weren’t for that. I’d hate renting features on a premium device.

"Basic dictionary lookup" does not equate to "world class e-readers"