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Originally Posted by Rizla
Is Amazon intentionally attempting to lock down the device?
The new Sonys are Androids too. But I got the impression that Nooks are preferred for hacking. Check this out:
Quake 3 on a Nook
I don't know if you could do that on a Sony. Maybe the rooted Nook is more stable than the Sony.
Anyway, sorry to hear the new Kindle is more locked-down. Hopefully the developers will get round it. |
I'm guessing that it has to be intentional by design since even if they unintentionally disabled the jailbreak, they still have to go out of their way to wipe out your homebrew. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that if they just simply disabled the jailbreak, then the homebrew that you already have installed should still work. As far as the Sony readers go, I forgot that they also run Android, but yeah, the Nooks are definitely the golden child as far as the Android community is concerned.
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Originally Posted by Rizla
Community developers improve the functionality of devices where the manufacturers fall short. Sure, I don't want to play quake 3 on my ereader, but I do want an improved UI, better formatting, more readable formats (epub for Kindle, for example), etc. All these things are made possible by community developers.
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This is exactly why I hack my Kindle. Being able to read epub and having a competent PDF reader has made the Kindle far more useful for me.
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Originally Posted by neonbible
Wouldn't someone eventually find a way to jailbreak PWs again?
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I'm sure people will keep looking for new exploits, but who knows if/when the next one will be found. In the meantime, Amazon might release more updates, and then you might have to choose between keeping your jailbreak or updating for more features.