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JSWolf · 06-03-2013, 06:59 PM

I too am not a Kobo owner so I won't be voting.

I was really interested in the Aura HD when it first came out. But the more I looked into the Aura, the less I was happy with the firmware. I didn't like the wasted space at the bottom of the screen. Then another firmware update came out that took away space from the top of the screen. One of the reasons for better an Aura was to have more screen space then I do on a 6" reader. But because of the wasted space at the top and bottom, I'm not getting enough screen real estate to justify $170 + the cost of a cover.

What I notice from reading the Kobo threads is that the firmware is rushed. It's not properly tested. Bugs seems to come and go. A fixed bug is not one that is guaranteed to stay fixed. I don't get how the management allows such buggy firmware to be released on a regular basis.

Kobo needs to stop trying to add new features and actually fix what is broken. If they can do that, then I do think Kobo would be in a very good place given that they seem to have good hardware. But good hardware isn't much good if the firmware is buggy.

06-03-2013, 06:59 PM	#52
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,038 Karma: 147977995 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I too am not a Kobo owner so I won't be voting. I was really interested in the Aura HD when it first came out. But the more I looked into the Aura, the less I was happy with the firmware. I didn't like the wasted space at the bottom of the screen. Then another firmware update came out that took away space from the top of the screen. One of the reasons for better an Aura was to have more screen space then I do on a 6" reader. But because of the wasted space at the top and bottom, I'm not getting enough screen real estate to justify $170 + the cost of a cover. What I notice from reading the Kobo threads is that the firmware is rushed. It's not properly tested. Bugs seems to come and go. A fixed bug is not one that is guaranteed to stay fixed. I don't get how the management allows such buggy firmware to be released on a regular basis. Kobo needs to stop trying to add new features and actually fix what is broken. If they can do that, then I do think Kobo would be in a very good place given that they seem to have good hardware. But good hardware isn't much good if the firmware is buggy.