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Well, I am getting one. I am not sure what the attitude about 'limited functionality' is all about. I looked at the PB available apps and there is a Kobo app there for reading books as well as three other ereader apps that I saw.
The PB is almost identical in size to the Vox, has front and rear cameras, twice the memory, a faster processor and a dynamite screen as well as two front facing speakers and 1080p video playback.
Any browser will get you the email access that you need and, yes I know, they have been promising a lot lately and falling short, but the long awaited software update which will bring standalone mail and other desirable features is slated for Feb. 17, 2012.
RIM has over 70 million customers around the world to keep them honest and moving forward. I don't know how many readers Kobo has sold but my experience asking them for help or any questions at all has never resulted in a satisfactory result. Now that they have sold themselves to a Japanese retail company, anybody think that their customer service is going to get any better?
I like my Vox, but it has some serious issues, the inability to restart after putting it to sleep is alone enough to make me sorry I bought it. It is a good ereader and a passable email/browsing device but only made good by being able to side load from external Android markets not by what came with the GetJar option. I am going to keep it, at least until my new PB proves to me that it is as capable an eReader as the Vox, I already know it is better at handling video and the web.
Please don't get me wrong, I have two Kobo's and have suffered through their teething problems on the original device and now the Vox. I am a loyal customer, but for the exact same money, I really could not say that it is a superior product to the PB, and we can knock RIM while they are in a down period but they will be in an up cycle soon and we know nothing about the new KOBO owners and their plans for keeping their purchased customer base happy in the future.
Fingers crossed.
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