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Originally Posted by eschwartz
The fact that Amazon uses PIDs which can identify which Kindle is which, is an accident of their DRM system.
There is no actual requirement to uniquely identify devices by serial number, and Kobo is not at fault for not doing so.
It doesn't have to, it is rather obvious to everybody - 1 that you cannot, in fact, just buy secondhand items and expect the original manufacturer to give you a new warranty.
Are you trying to say Kobo offers a lifetime warranty?
That should be an easy thing to check...
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New Open box is not the same as "second hand"
Kobo does not offer lifetime warranty. Not implied nor otherwise stated. 1 year is manufacture warranty.
Comparison of PID system is for comparison. It is to highlight and contrast product management. I have blacklisted a lost kindle keyboard to protect myself from unauthorized purchases, but never found the lost kindle. It isn't a perfect system. BUT i do know the blacklisted kindle cannot be registered, just used as a sideloaded device. I have seen situations where potential kindle users have swindled as New Open devices but in fact purchased black listed devices with no recourse to resolve the situation.