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Originally Posted by delphidb96
That's your opinion and you have the right to it, but I think most typical readers would find it to be invalid.
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Which part?
I think the "typical reader" expects more from an expensive product than they do from a free one, and I think it's completly valid.
I also think the "typical reader" is going to assume, by looking at what's presented, that they are calculating page numbers and offering to send you to a specific page. They would assume that because that's exactly what it looks like.
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Originally Posted by delphidb96
What I think is happening is that Bookeen started developing their Boo Reader and, as they had a licensing arrangement with Mobipocket, asked for help on how Mobi software does things. And Mobi supplied the algorithm used for determining page positioning, etc. I'm pretty sure Bookeen implemented that way in order to be as compliant to Mobi's internal standard as they could. Well, in much of their implementation, doing so produced quality features. But in this instance - page determination - following Mobi's approach turned out to be, shall we say, 'flawed'?
Yet, here you are, on the one hand demanding they be as close to MobiReader as possible, and on the other hand, bitching and moaning because they are doing it exactly the same way - when doing so doesn't meet your ideals. Boo-hoo-hoo. Cry me a river. 
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I have not demanded that they be as close to mobireader as possible, although it would be an improvement if they were more like it. Nor am I bitching and moaning that they are. Mobipocket Desktop Reader was free AND it works better. Granted the cybook offers features the desktop reader doesn't. Do you always spend your money like it's water? Some of us don't appreciate spending a lot of money on things that don't work correctly (and don't underestimate the importance of poor customer service). In fact, it's possible that the "typical reader" cares about the product they get for the money. Even assuming that most people don't care how they spend their money and what they get for it, some people do, and it's completely valid. Just because a feature is unimportant to you, doesn't make it unimportant.