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Originally Posted by mXb
Instead of forcing feeding us the updates why don't Kobo "offer" the updates.
In that way the adventurous ones can download them and try them out straight away, raising any probs they find.
The cowards like er... me can then wait to decide whether or not to dive in..
Kobo should also provide an easy way of downloading the previous update(s).
Would a system like this work ?
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No, a system like that would be a nightmare to maintain. As modifications are made to the firmware to support features and fix bugs, it is important to get everyone who is accessing the Kobo bookstore with the same device to be running the same firmware.
I'm still running 1.9.10 firmware on my Kobo Touch. I've had absolutely no problems, no ads, clean homescreen. But then again, I just wanted a quality standalone ereader and wasn't interested in buying ebooks from any store. I never connected to their bookstore.
I understand the dislike for the ads and other marketing hooks that have been introduced with newer firmware versions, but I'm not sure that there is an alternative eInk reader that doesn't have those things.