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The ninja outfits are only in Japan, here they show up in black helicopters wearing black suits.  |
Hmmmm... You obviously haven't been reading The Destroyer series.
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I'm tempted to say but that's what the desktop application is designed to do when you connect your ereader. I don't think that I ever stated that running the desktop application gave them permission to modify the contents of your ereader but I remember the concept of implied permission from my first aid courses -- if the victim does not say no, it implies they want to be helped. If you run a program designed to synchronize your ereader...
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Again I missed the disclaimer statement. I did not and stilll have not read that that was what the desktop appliction was specifically designed for. When I got my Kobo Mini I had to sign up on either the desktop application or wirelessly. I choose the desktop, but those without wireless had no other option at this point, and there are areas without wireless kiosks etc. that one can use.
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I suspect it is less a matter of being patronizing and more trying to keep up with the Joneses. When I purchased a book from Apple using my iPad, it also showed up on my iPhone where trying to read the diagrams was next to impossible. When one of my co-workers purchased a book using her Kindle Fire, it also showed up on her husband's Paperwhite since they used her account for both of them to make sharing books simpler.
For the most part, I don't blame this on malice or evil intentions but rather on trying to give the customer what they think the customer would want.
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I do not and have not accused tham of malice etc. I think that the their main purpose is to sell more books through reading reccomendations and who can blame them. Even if these practices are slightly iffy legally in some countries others do it so why not Kobo.
It may also explain why their 'extras' such as reading stats, recommendations appear more polished than their basic ereader software. And you know what they say about 'Good intentions'