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dhbailey · 07-24-2008, 02:16 PM

I'm a happy owner of the PRS500 and while I'd like Sony to upgrade the firmware so that it could take advantage of the Adobe ePub releases, I also realize it's not in their best interests to put money into it and so they may not. On the other hand some techie in the PRS division may try to see if it can be done and then we'll get it.

I bought it as it was when I bought and have been very happy with. When it dies, I'll buy the then-current model of the Sony.

I certainly wouldn't abandon the company over a perceived slight in the lack of current firmware update for a 2-year product.

But then I'm still happily using my iRiver MP3 player which hasn't had a firmware upgrade in 3 years.

I buy products for what they can do when they're purchased, not for some potential upgrade in the future.

I certainly wouldn't make the leap to Kindle just because Sony doesn't have a current firmware update for the 500 -- the Kindle doesn't do the Adobe ePub either, as far as I've heard, so abandoning the 500 because of the same lack doesn't make sense to me.

07-24-2008, 02:16 PM	#6
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	I'm a happy owner of the PRS500 and while I'd like Sony to upgrade the firmware so that it could take advantage of the Adobe ePub releases, I also realize it's not in their best interests to put money into it and so they may not. On the other hand some techie in the PRS division may try to see if it can be done and then we'll get it. I bought it as it was when I bought and have been very happy with. When it dies, I'll buy the then-current model of the Sony. I certainly wouldn't abandon the company over a perceived slight in the lack of current firmware update for a 2-year product. But then I'm still happily using my iRiver MP3 player which hasn't had a firmware upgrade in 3 years. I buy products for what they can do when they're purchased, not for some potential upgrade in the future. I certainly wouldn't make the leap to Kindle just because Sony doesn't have a current firmware update for the 500 -- the Kindle doesn't do the Adobe ePub either, as far as I've heard, so abandoning the 500 because of the same lack doesn't make sense to me.