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Originally Posted by SensualPoet
These sorts of objections assume Kobo is a static product and, if nothing else is certain, Kobo has shown fierce determination to evolve its devices and platform. In barely a year it has gone from price leading at launch ($149 when the Kindle and Nook eink devices were $259), to leading the market in "simple", to embracing new capabilities in two model refreshes (WiFi, then Pearl eink with IR touch) while also releasing very capable apps for mobile devices from Apple, Android, Blackberry, all of which now sync with each other.
I don't see the problem with delivering the best reading experience with the books you sell -- that's what the ecosystem model is all about. Yet Kobo has gone further, supporting other formats and, given all this, it's realistic to expect continued enhancements of both native and sideloaded content.
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I'm not assuming static product, in fact the opposite. If you read the rest of the post, I wrote, "Hope Kobo comes around and removes the limitations on sideloaded contents, seeing how they now let you change fonts on sideloaded contents."
So don't selective quote me to to set up a spiel about Kobo's "fierce determination." That's disingenuous.
From reading Kobo's forum, it seems their firmware is fairly buggy, from complaints of laggy touch response, wi-fi issues, among other things. So I would expect rapid firmware updates to satisfy the customers.
Right now Kobo is a start up and it feels like one. I called customer service regarding their iOS app (it was buggy) and the person tried to guide me through it using the RIM version of it. Hilarity ensues.