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Originally Posted by HarryT
Surely, though, a part of the price one is paying for the CyBook is payment for a licence to run the software. If one does not possess that software licence, it would not be legal to install the software on a different machine, regardless of whether or not it can be freely downloaded.
It would be best to ask Bookeen about the legality of supplying a ROM image to someone who hasn't bought a CyBook.
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I'd be more worried about trashing the STAReBOOK. But, as I don't *have* one, I'm not *that* worried. (This *would* make a nice adjunct sales for Bookeen if they were to test out 'upgrading' the STAReBOOK hardware to run Cybook firmware. Of course, it would be a minor tick in the revenue column, but just think of the goodwill it would generate!)
But I wouldn't push for this right now. Think about it; Bookeen is making a serious push to get their Gen3 Cybook out the door to customers, add in last-minute changes and updates and all that... Nope, it makes sense to ask for this kind of 'firmware-only' update at a later date when, maybe, those wonderful people at Bookeen have a chance to breathe a little. I doubt it would be as fascinating to them at this time. Just my humble opinion.
Derek