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Kudos to both Tim and Kobo. Kobo's vision to be a cross-platform ereader has been backed up by real action -- at the executive level and in the trenches. One can sense true passion for the venture, not simply viewing it as a bottom line accounting exercise.
And something else has happened. Though the first device is not yet six months old in Canada and much less than that on the "international stage", upstart Kobo has grabbed mind-share and a genuine place at the table that formerly sat three players: Amazon's Kindle, Sony's eReaders and B&N's Nook. That's a remarkable accomplishment and Kobo seems on track to make further inroads.
It's not hard to imagine in 18 months we'll be talking about Kindles and Kobos as the major players in the game. Kobo is the only player challenging Amazon on building a true fully-rounded global ecosystem to support its ereader. Bravo!
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