Thread: Stanza in iOS5... dead...
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:53 PM   #271
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Originally Posted by kyteflyer View Post
I will be able to get a new iPhone. I am very disinclined to do that at the moment because downgrading wont be possible on a 4S. I'll wait.
Lol, I actually bought an extra iPod Touch 4G immediately after iOS 5's release (while there's still a strong likelihood that versions on retail shelves are still running iOS 4). If ever no app emerges to rival Stanza in terms of features and useability, I'll be able to use it on the iPod Touch regardless of what phone I upgrade to.

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My general feeling about amazon is one of anger. They ought to have had the decency to post on itunes (as iflow reader did) that there would be no further updates. That would then have given us the opportunity to remain on our OS of choice (which for me would have ben 4.3.5).
Amazon will likely need to hire someone else to update Stanza since as far as I'm aware, the last Lexcycle dev just left the company earlier this year. iFlow Reader posted the no support thing because of a change in Apple's TOS and not due to any technical changes. I reckon when iOS 5 betas were released, the Stanza developers have already left Lexcycle so there wasn't really anyone who could work on it, nor make a statement regarding the new OS breaking compatibility.

By the way, it's pretty common for firmware updates to break Stanza compatibility. That's why I learned my lesson early on never to upgrade to the latest firmware right away. Since I always had access to an extra iPhone, I always do firmware updates on the extra first to test if Stanza's working before I update my own iPhone. Seriously though, no idea why it seems every other firmware update breaks Stanza compatibility when there are apps such as eReader that haven't been updated in forever but are still working.

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Originally Posted by kyteflyer View Post
They seem to have a corporate mindset which says that we will all switch to Kindle if we can't get Stanza. As if!!!
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What I still don't understand is why they haven't incorporated several of the best features of Stanza into Kindle? Then, they'd have a much better app--along with expanding their audience.
Hmm, yeah. At first I thought they bought Stanza for certain patents and code but now, it appears they only did that to stifle competition. The Kindle app and even the actual e-ink readers would have benefited from incorporating some of Stanza's features.
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