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ab78727 · 06-20-2013, 03:58 PM

I know this is a forum for debate but the following things stand out for me:

- What is the motivation and expectation of starting a deathwatch on any brand? How would you feel if someone started a deathwatch on you?

- I *never* expected a moderator on this board to engage in, much less initiate, such discussions.

I am under no illusions that this forum would be a BN lovefest but deathwatch and speculation? Really? What could motivate you to do this? If you turn out to be true (and I hope you don't), then what? You will feel vindicated? Smug? You will make money? I genuinely don't understand the motivation, I really don't.

While I have been plenty frustrated with BN (ask me how many hours I spent customizing my HD+ to run free of all the junk that was on it and all the junk that reinstalled itself on every reboot), I do want them to thrive. Why? Cause they are a competitor to Amazon, they support ePubs, and I don't like monopolies. They also have good customer service.

The trouble with BN, IMO, is that some OCD product manager got in charge and made terrible usability decisions based on a very naive understanding of "walled garden". Such people either get thrown off the ship or they end up sinking the ship and swimming away to their next victim. I hope it is the former for BN's sake.

06-20-2013, 03:58 PM	#56
ab78727 Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 597266 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA Device: reMarkable2 Sony-DPT-S1 iPad9g	I know this is a forum for debate but the following things stand out for me: - What is the motivation and expectation of starting a deathwatch on any brand? How would you feel if someone started a deathwatch on you? - I never expected a moderator on this board to engage in, much less initiate, such discussions. I am under no illusions that this forum would be a BN lovefest but deathwatch and speculation? Really? What could motivate you to do this? If you turn out to be true (and I hope you don't), then what? You will feel vindicated? Smug? You will make money? I genuinely don't understand the motivation, I really don't. While I have been plenty frustrated with BN (ask me how many hours I spent customizing my HD+ to run free of all the junk that was on it and all the junk that reinstalled itself on every reboot), I do want them to thrive. Why? Cause they are a competitor to Amazon, they support ePubs, and I don't like monopolies. They also have good customer service. The trouble with BN, IMO, is that some OCD product manager got in charge and made terrible usability decisions based on a very naive understanding of "walled garden". Such people either get thrown off the ship or they end up sinking the ship and swimming away to their next victim. I hope it is the former for BN's sake.