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Originally Posted by SkyDream
Sure.
While the hardware (deleted)
It seems to be they had some pressure to ship the hardware while the software was not ready.
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Good point SkyDream, this could be true, I don't know. When you consider the competitors out there with products that suddenly became vaporware, it's understandable that they'd want to get a product to market. The Copia, Innoversal, Que, Skiff and several others all seem to have died in the dirt, and I'm convinced it was because they were trying too hard to get it right rather than get it to market. I'd rather have an ereader that has a few firmware issues but is usable, rather than no ereader at all, particularly if makers let us know that they're aware of the issues and and that they're working on them.
It was and still is my firm belief that the first company to get a customizable, large format ereader, with a decent level of supported formats to market at a decent price would win the race, and so far, it looks like PocketBook has accomplished this. Given their commitment to support, firmware issues seem to be addressed pretty quickly, and I anticipate that the next firmware release is going to resolve a whole hockey-sock full of issues. When I compare their efforts with those of makers of the ereaders I owned in the past, PocketBook shines above all others.
One other point to make is that PocketBook, unlike a lot of the other ebook hardware makers, is actually encouraging users to improve the device. To me, this is a sensible, responsible response.
Dan