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Gideon · 01-22-2008, 09:57 PM

Wow...

I mean, I know I've heard people talk about it but I finally got my 505 (it's AMAZING) and was shocked to find just how terrible this piece of software. It looks (and behaves) like someone's 1st year comp-sci java project.

The software is unstable, the ebook store times out/messes up/etc a lot. The ability to search, view and look around the store is slow and has all the design finesse of a 90's e-retailer.

How the hell does this happen with a company as big as Sony? Our friend here who did the lbrprs500 created a much more robust, useful piece of software and he had to reverse engineer things!

Also, the lack of larger platform support, especially in the light of the poor capacities of the app are absolutely pathetic.

The only thing I'm regretting about getting the 505 instead of the kindle is the lack of a search function and the lack of magazines. Has there been any talk of any magazines coming over? I'd love to get the Atlantic, but so far all I've found are some sci-fi mags.

Thanks!

01-22-2008, 09:57 PM	#1
Gideon Wearer of Pants Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7634 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norman, OK Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone	eBook Library Software Wow... I mean, I know I've heard people talk about it but I finally got my 505 (it's AMAZING) and was shocked to find just how terrible this piece of software. It looks (and behaves) like someone's 1st year comp-sci java project. The software is unstable, the ebook store times out/messes up/etc a lot. The ability to search, view and look around the store is slow and has all the design finesse of a 90's e-retailer. How the hell does this happen with a company as big as Sony? Our friend here who did the lbrprs500 created a much more robust, useful piece of software and he had to reverse engineer things! Also, the lack of larger platform support, especially in the light of the poor capacities of the app are absolutely pathetic. The only thing I'm regretting about getting the 505 instead of the kindle is the lack of a search function and the lack of magazines. Has there been any talk of any magazines coming over? I'd love to get the Atlantic, but so far all I've found are some sci-fi mags. Thanks!