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Originally Posted by cmbs
I fail to see how this is any defense for them. In fact, it's just proving my point. Why in the heck did they sell such an inadequate product? Why didn't they wait until they had something of higher quality before putting these things on the market? Doesn't this just prove that they are interested in sales over quality? And why are you so satisfied with having paid so much for such a poor product? Because it's better than the competition does not make it good. There is a concept I think a lot of you fail to grasp.
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'Inadequate'... If you feel that strongly against the Cybook, whyinsamhell did you bother to buy one? First, the Cybook was released, what, three months ago? That means it's still first-generation for the software - Version 1.0! Second,
all of the currently-available-in-the-US e-ink readers are, at the e-ink display level, 'first-generation'. That means any person buying one is clearly in the 'innovator' or 'early-adopter' category. Yet here you are behaving as if you are a 'mainstream' or 'late-adopter' who demands perfection from the get-go. Sorry, but you can't be an 'early-adopter' of new technology and demand 'late-adopter' perfection from what you're buying.
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I wouldn't be so vocal about the flaws if so many people weren't on here singing the praises of how wonderful and perfect it is. I can't believe some of what some people are saying, because I know I'm not lying, and I know I treat my cybook well. So how can it be that some people's product works perfectly when mine doesn't? I want prospective buyers to have a complete picture of what they are getting into so they can make an informed decision that is right for them.
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No, you're not lying. But you
are ignoring reality to present biased views. The reality is that even the Kindle is a 'first-generation' device (that being the newest gee-whiz e-ink version) and anyone who buys a 'first-generation' of any new technology
has to expect bugs, kinks and flaws in the operation of same. We
do point out the flaws, but we don't try to paint it as a complete rip-off and abdication of developer responsibility - which is, even if you don't use those words, exactly what you're doing.
Derek