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Originally Posted by downeaster59
I... why not let people (at least) sideload apps if they wish, or use Calibre? B&N went out of their way to try to close doors or make it difficult for their device to be used in such ways. Why not show some confidence and embrace these things? Make them a selling point? Or at least leave the doors open and let the word get out on the street? No. B&N continues on its consumer-unfriendly path. I agree that Amazon is far more consumer-friendly and more confident in their products.
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It's in this thread that Calibre will work w/ NGP as soon as the author releases a new patched version.
The fact that it doesn't work from the start I think it's an oversight on their part, a side effect from the underlying Android being upgraded and using MTP by default.
That's what also broke the ADE stuff apparently which it's an important underlying asset for them, since that's the DRM implementation they use.
I don't think they are actively trying to disallow use of apps, it's just they have a different target in mind.
The eink readers are trying to be simple and do one thing only.
The color LCD ones are more of a tablet in their mind, thus it's ok to have store.
I actually prefer to have the option of rooting them and then gaining access to the Android ecosystem, than buying a Kindle that I know for sure it's pretty much all there is to it.