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Originally Posted by trocchietto
mmh OK I understand your battery point, or I am just waiting for one decent ereader software( with continuous updates)
( to be technical we should speak why sony and kobo are built on android... but it will become a developer discussion, in theory is up to you to install sw and reduce battery life... kobo put google play then i decide if I want the trade off between app/notifications or battery lenght)
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But Google Play isn't just one app, its a whole set of system services, on android (and IIRC Kobo is on Linux). Google would not certify Google Play on any device without all those services etc etc
And after a quick check - a device needs to be certified to have GPlay preinstalled.
And then of course, there's the bigger picture. If you JUST have the play services, then you can run the Store and download apps. But they're not going to work without more of Android there.
So now Kobo has to port over to Android from Linux.
And then of course, Kobo will open themselves out to thousands of support queries about 'why doesn't app <name of app> work'.
Kobo apparently have just got out of the tablet market, so it seems they're more keen to stay with single-use, dedicated devices.