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Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man
You guys are overstating things. I would consider whatever bugs are in the latest firmware to be minor. It would be one thing if there were significant fatal bugs that harmed the usability of the device, but as far as I'm concerned, a glitch that causes it to display the wrong cover when asleep and slightly slower page turns on epubs are really not worth getting this worked up about.
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I can see what you are saying, but these problems are reproducible, seemingly common, and have been reported for some time. They are the sort of thing that pee existing users off, and make potential buyers wary, even though they ought to be comparatively simple to fix. Is this the sort of thing seen on Kindle/Nook? - no. Has there been any comment from the guys at Kobo? - no. Why should anyone that wants a reader that "just works" (to steal a Jobsianism) buy a Kobo in the light of this? There is a lack of professionalism that does not inspire confidence - it sometimes feels that Kobo is a 'three guys in a garage' operation.
As I've said elsewhere, this doesn't trouble me too much - I much prefer a Series Landrover to a Bentley, and I like being part of a community where there is a 'work in progress'. However, because of Kobo's general lack of communication and/or action, I will be looking for a backup reader just in case (probably a Galaxy Note with the a reader app), especially in light of the forced updates and the semi-bricking (for some) that went with the first 2.0.0 update.