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Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl
So, why can Kindle get a firmware release after just a week and we can't get one after months of waiting? I don't mean to sound whiney, but we haven't even been told a proper release date yet.
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I am not an expert, but I suspect that it depends on two or three different factors.
1. How extensive the revisions are between one version and the other. Minor bug fixes can probably be rolled out pretty quickly.
2. How large a team you have working on the firmware. Lets be honest, Amazon can spend a lot more money on the Kindle than almost anyone else can on their readers. At least look at it this way, You have already had several firmware revisions since the Kobo was released earlier this year, in contrast, the Sony PRS-300 and 600 have not seen a single one.. and are likely to never see one.
3. How much testing is done on the firmware. I have seen plenty of software
fixes in my day that broke as much as they fixed.
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Bill