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Originally Posted by eschwartz
How odd.
The way I see it, a number of people are treating Amazon's goof-up as a personal affront. On the grounds that such a feature is an integral part of the device.
(And when you are arguing on the same side as JSWolf and the topic is Kindle-and-features-that-Kobos-have, you might be well-advised to think who your supporters are.  )
And some people are saying that comparisons to the Gutenberg Bible and cars without engines are pathetically inaccurate.
And then getting attacked and accused of being fanbois.
I'm not entirely sure you realize who you should have been talking about. But I think I know who has been more reasonable.  |
I know who I'm talking about, eschwartz. I love Amazon. I buy my books from them. I also own a kindle that I like and can't bring myself to sell. The reason I primarily use the kobo now is not because I'm opposed to Amazon, but because I think this Kobo model is a better device (personal opinion, not meant to be a statement of fact). Amazon's goof up is not a personal affront to me. I'd like them to remain a company that doesn't cause frustrations of this nature because I might very well buy a kindle again the next time I decide to upgrade. Play the post, not the poster. The point matters more than whose opinion the point seems to align with. I do think JSWolf and HarryT are partisan on many such topics, and I don't really remember who's said what here but if he's said what I think he has, then he's right here, like it or not
E-readers are released once a year. In the context of that cycle and considering the fact that advanced typesetting is a major reason for some people to make the purchase of the latest model, it is reasonable for people to consider a delay of a month as something to crib about. It is extremely strange to see such aggressive responses in this thread to people airing their grievance. Being annoyed is human. Telling them that they
shouldn't be annoyed is a counter-productive response, and IMO reflects on the defenders more than on the annoyed. Why is it important to some people that other people not crib about their frustration with Amazon? It feels like stepping into a forum dedicated to the cult of Apple, if you know what I mean. This is not the mobileread I knew a year back. The forum's become a lot more intolerant of late.