So why the sense of entitlement, or this general "500 got SCREWED" idea? (Not directed at NatCh). Yes, 505 is better. 505 has a better screen. Technology advanced in a year and early adopters of the 500 have to upgrade or live with the first generation product. I hesitated a long while before buying the 505 because I wanted something bigger and better that might be around the corner. I hesitated because I knew that if two weeks after I bought the 505, the 510 came out, I'd have to see if I could return the 505 somehow, or sell it on ebay, or live with the 505. If I thought that buying the 505 entitled me to a cheap upgrade or to all the same features as the 510 (even when the hardware makes the upgrade close to impossible without switching out PARTS) then I wouldn't have had to hesitate.. but that's the problem with technology or buying an mp3 player or buying a laptop. Truth is, your stuff is going to be obsolete in a few months. Truth is, probably the 510 will come out before Christmas.. maybe not with a better screen, but with wireless. And I'm pretty darn certain I won't be mad at Sony for not upgrading my 505 with wireless when that time comes.
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Originally Posted by NatCh
October 1st, 2006, so not quite 2 years ago
If memory serves me correctly, the first mention of epub was after the 505 came out, they committed to supporting epub and DE on it when a mobile DE became available. The PDF reflow wasn't even mentioned until last January at CES, three months after the launch of the 505.  |