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Originally Posted by jersysman
To someone that is on the fence about buying one of these devices, it would be nice if the tone in these threads could be a lot more information giving and less sniping. I must say that it makes information gathering a lot harder than it has to be. As to me not having a Kobo device, where else besides this forum would I go to for information on the device. All devices have their good and bad points and these points should be discussed in a non-confrontational manner. This is my opinion and no one else. Yes, I want to hear the good points about a reader, but I also want to hear the other viewpoints also. This gives a person thinking about buying the device a more well-rounded picture.
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I would think if you are on the fence and you see so many confrontational posts and signs of frustration and overt anger, you would be grateful to be forewarned. I don't think people are sniping, so much as voicing their frustration and unhappiness.
Not saying you shouldn't buy one, I, after all bought two
Only excuse for the second is I am a gadget freak. Probably I would again override my better judgement and buy another if it was innovative again hardware wise. Kobo does seem to make good hardware, and probably that is where they are putting all of their development money, to the detriment of their software development staff.
My feeling is that the hardware is marginally better than the competitions, but the software is eons behind. They sort numeric values as alphabetical, the books can open in random places, and the faster processor is bogged down by programming practices that haven't been seen on a commercially sold device since the early 80s
Helen