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Old 06-09-2011, 09:24 PM   #112
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Originally Posted by delphin View Post
I know you are feeling pretty smug now about all the 950's 'advantages' over the Nook, so I hate to point this out, but because the new Nook is Android based, it's a pretty safe bet that it's only going to be a matter of time until it will be rooted and unlocked, at which point it will very quickly have about 50 times the functionality of the PRS-950.
Actually, it will be minus two or three days, as the new Nook is already rooted and sorta-kinda running Angry Birds. However, if you watch some of the videos of either Angry Birds or the vestigial browser accessible via the new Nook's search function (without rooting), you'll start to see why the majority of apps--anything that involves scrolling, certainly--are going to be unusable or very unpleasant to use with e-ink.

Also, as anamardoll said, B&N handles PDF terribly on all their devices, and while ezPDF may be better, it's still not good. For new adopters, it doesn't matter, because PDF is a rare (and godawful) format for new e-books, particularly if legitimately acquired, but if PDFs are a priority, none of the Nooks are the way to go.
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