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Originally Posted by Shaggy
I do too, but it's probably a lot harder than it sounds. The new device is running a different generation of the linux kernel and it's also got a significantly faster processor and more memory. As a software developer myself, I don't find it that hard to believe that the new and improved software just won't run on the older iLiad, or else be so resource intensive on the older hardware that it's unusable.
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Blaming the hardware difference to not be able to port software is IMHO also 99% likely a blant lie. I mean 2.6 kernel and 2.4 kernel are from user application perspective almost identically. I mean what do we have standards like Posix for?
Personally I feell a bit "fucked" by iRex when they stated they will not make any software improvements to the iLiad anymore, but simple bugfixes, but even keep selling this device! (a.k.a. lets hope some idiots buy our rest of stock empty)
I mean we are the 1% of people in the product lifecycle that are willing to buy overpriced products that are not fully developed, The early adopters.. That even try to convince all their friends how cool this new technologies are, and they need also some. At least as much I understand from marketing this is the costumer group you need to care for most. Also some say "opinion leaders" to them. That are the people who bought the iLiad. However it seems like you are leaving them pretty much in the stake now. We'll see how this works out, I mean what do I care? its not my company.