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Originally Posted by Rizla
I think the title of the thread is okay. It's an opinion and, though provocative, is not meant as a troll. The OP is entitled to hi opinion, and to present it as a fact in his opinion. He doesn't need to prefix it with IMO as that is a given in 90% of cases.
In addition, I think it is as accurate. There is a lot of evidence to suggest the title's veracity, but that is by the by.
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I agree. As the OP, I can only see downside for the Nook hardware.
People often confuse hardware and software. The Nook hardware, with an early exception, has always been good to great. On the other hand the various User Interface designs that have been perpetrated on the poor Nook hardware buyers have been quite literally atrocious.
The Simple touch is well done from a UI perspective but the color devices are all suffering from severe schizophrenia. Why did they not settle on one interface? If I had to speculate I would guess multiple software teams and a not-invented-here syndrome. They were also told to emphasize the "not just an eReader" features, which was wrong. People buying a Nook were attracted by the eBooks, sucked in by the tablet features and then thoroughly baffled.
The other terrifying thing is that Microsoft is lurking in the wings with a User Interface design department that inflicted the Windows 8, forget the Start button, approach.
All we can say for sure is that the tablet eReader industry is in flux and that a good design, the current Kindle Paperwhite is totally kicking butt. Sorry to be partisan here. I have or have had them all and I only use one unit for reading books.
