Thread: All Kobo devices are 'With Offers' devices
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Old 11-20-2012, 12:49 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by murg View Post
While looking at the Kobo website Terms and Conditions, I can across the following:

I take this to mean that Kobo can turn any of their devices into a 'With Offers' device, by putting ads on the sleep and power off screens.
Perhaps that's boilerplate to cover the fact that they DID market a 'with offers' device at one point, and tried to write something that covered all devices.

Perhaps they're doing a CYA because some suit-happy person might claim that the Kobo bookstore and device recommendations constitute a 'with offers'/advertising situation.

(Frankly, I don't think you have to be suit-happy to use their devices or website or Desktop for a while and decide that you are using a de facto 'with offers' system - it's just that it's for books, not toothpaste and condoms.)

Just my $0.02
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