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Originally Posted by Anabran
Hi the problem with anecdotal web forum
"reports" on the net is that they never give detailed info about what version of GO or what version of RW or what other third party side loaded apps they are running or if they are using custom themes or "live" wall papers
or the nature of their online activity with the device
Software that worked "for weeks" does not suddenly "spoil" like a bowl a shrimp salad. there has to have been some catalyst
We would literally need to see a controlled study
of people running "virgin" kindle fires with no third party apps.
All trying that EXACT same version of go launcher and Rotating wall paper obtained from the EXACT same source.
Not much chance of that happening
so my sympathy for those who have been spooked Back to the uber ugly, giant ,grey book shelf launcher from Amazon.
Maybe they should lobby amazon for some officialy sanctioned alternatives.
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Having managed many networks of computers both large and small since Win 3.1, I can say that software can go bad over a few weeks like a bowl of shrimp salad. ANYTHING can happen and it's best to get rid ideas to the contrary immediately. Process are constantly running in the background that the user is completely unaware of and things may be heading south for a while before there is an actual malfunction. Sometimes you are never able to figure out where all went wrong.
I HAVE run batches of KF's with NO 3rd party software (only books from AMAZON)to see what happens with alternate launchers and alternate wallpaper apps though never with both an alt. launcher and wallpaper app installed together. Problems DID occur after the launcher had been in use for a while rather than at the outset (tho some units did immediately have trouble at the outset.). By problems I mean freezing up and never starting again, refusing to wake from sleep, refusing to restart after being shut down, long colorful lines where the ugly grey shelves should be, and not being able to start apps from the alternative launcher. I have not yet studied a batch of fresh KF with absolutely no books installed, but I planned to.