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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
Is a device that works perfectly fine abandoned just because it doesn't get all the new bells and whistles which may or may not all run properly on it? They still offer support on the old devices so I don't think they can be called abandoned. I mean we'd all like the latest and greatest on all of our old tech, but is it realistic and for how long are they to be expected to spend development time on old devices that work fine as is?
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While I normally defend Amazon, that is one major problem that they do have - as soon as new version of the device comes out, they stop providing meaningful updates for the older devices. I learned that the hard way with Kindle DX (even though I had the same hardware as the new, smaller Kindles), and now my wife learned it the hard way with her Kindle HD - no collections for her (most wanted feature for her and me btw), even though there is no technical reason not to offer it. I bought her HDX for Christmas, but it is very annoying.