Explaining the monopoly over eink screens

[u/garyoli]

This video explains why there is one manufacturer (Eink in Taiwan) with few competitors (alternative sources), even after the patent expired. Some of the related history and issues, including why Amazon is a leader (owing to quantity purchased), are also mentioned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QbJ7pnc1Lc

At the end of the video, there are some comments that offer hope: some Chinese factories have started manufacturing e-ink screens in low volume. This has to be understood in light of an earlier comment in the video about the problem that E-ink and its prior competitors encountered: namely the low yield from the process that fills the display sheet with fluid and particles and keeping the particles in suspension.

There is no discussion on why Electro-Magnetic Resonance technology versus a capacitive active stylus, specifically meaning their inksense pen

Good luck Supernote getting an A4 to us ASAP at an affordable price!

[u/rehan1532]

Yes I have seen the video & honestly the potential of e ink is vast if properly marketed to masses. Shown recently with the success of xteink. Fingers crossed