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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I think you would be guessing wrong. I'm not quite following why you believe the Kindle's ecosystem to be more rigid than Kobo's?...
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Everything else would contradict Jeff Bezoes.
Quote: "We don't want to make money by selling hardware. We want to make money when our hardware is used".
I haven't read a single statement yet, where Amazon claims for aiming for outstanding hardware. It's all about the ecosystem.
As the exception to the rule, we certainly will find some people using Kindle only for the freebies and sideloading. But vast majority states: "I want to buy my books from Amazon and that's why I buy a Kindle".
On the other hand, only few claim Kobo's ecosystem being on par with (or even superior to) Amazon. But some consider the hardware superior and many more open and less rigid in their attempts to bind you to their ecosystem. You easily and without any hacks can load ePUBS via ADE onto your Kobo. What can you use for your Kindle? You can't use any "standard" 3rd party tool. (Yes, calibre is 3rd party and calibre to many is a "standard", but it's certainly not as widely spread and considered "standard" as ADE and the likes).