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View Poll Results: When I buy a new ereader device I expect to get updates...
never - it should work when I buy it and have all the features I need 6 6.12%
for ever - they should keep on fixing bugs and providing new features 18 18.37%
for a limited time - eventually I'll have to buy a new model 26 26.53%
bugs fixes for ever, new features for a limited time 43 43.88%
other 5 5.10%
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Old 03-14-2012, 09:11 AM   #16
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I'd prefer for them to be tested before release so they don't need bug fixes.
Not possible for any non-trivial system.
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Old 03-14-2012, 09:30 AM   #17
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Not possible for any non-trivial system.
To be fair I know. I'm a programmer by trade.

You can test the programs a lot more than seems to happen nowadays though, everyone seems to be in such a rush to produce an update, any update, that testing seems to go completely out the window.
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To be fair I know. I'm a programmer by trade.

You can test the programs a lot more than seems to happen nowadays though, everyone seems to be in such a rush to produce an update, any update, that testing seems to go completely out the window.
Yes, there is probably a better middle ground they could strike, but we know that the more extensive the testing , the more cost is added into the product and the longer it takes to bring it to market. Customers seem to dislike those things more than they dislike needing bug fixes later.

And, especially with a device like an ereader, which has to connect to such a variety of other equipment and deal with data from so many uncontrolled sources, it's not possible to test every permutation and fringe case, even if they could all be predicted.
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I hope for the best and expect the worst.

I expect the company will fold, or drop support entirely the moment I purchase, so I try to buy stuff that already does what it's supposed to do, and I buy from places with a good return policy, in case my 'expectations' prove near literally true.
+1. Really not a good idea to buy a product based on the promise of future updates.
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