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shlewkin:

thedailywhat:

End Of An Era of the Day: After 40 years in business, Borders announced today that it will be closing all remaining stores and laying off 11,000 employees.

“We were all working hard towards a different outcome,” Borders Group President Mike Edwards said in a statement, “but the headwinds we have been facing for quite some time, including the rapidly changing book industry, e-reader revolution, and turbulent economy, have brought us to where we are now.”

Borders had hoped to be saved from shuttering by a last minute bid, but the deal fell apart with no one else stepping up to buy the troubled book and music retailer.

[annarbor / wsj / photo: michelelee.]

So… e-readers are responsible for the job loss of 11,000 people? This goes on my side of the ongoing argument, Tony. 

E-Reader technology isn’t the only reason Borders is going out of business, and even if it was, it wouldn’t make e-readers any better or worse.  It’s unfortunate for Borders’ employees that Borders was unable to compete in a changing marketplace.

Also, even if e-readers were the only reason Borders is going out of business, it still wouldn’t support your point any better than it supports mine.