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binaryhermit · 06-05-2016, 11:24 PM

I imagine this fiasco will bankrupt Amazon.

EDIT: On a less flippant note, if I paid $290 for an ereader these days, I'd expect perfection. And Amazon doesn't seem to be doing a good job providing that with the Oasis, or for that matter, the Voyage.

EDIT#2: I just noticed the article says the Kindle Paperwhite hasn't been updated since 2013. Isn't the date of the last update 2015 if you mean a hardware refresh or earlier this year if you mean a firmware update?

06-05-2016, 11:24 PM	#41
binaryhermit Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,732 Karma: 20469902 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lockport, IL Device: Kindle PW4, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I imagine this fiasco will bankrupt Amazon. EDIT: On a less flippant note, if I paid $290 for an ereader these days, I'd expect perfection. And Amazon doesn't seem to be doing a good job providing that with the Oasis, or for that matter, the Voyage. EDIT#2: I just noticed the article says the Kindle Paperwhite hasn't been updated since 2013. Isn't the date of the last update 2015 if you mean a hardware refresh or earlier this year if you mean a firmware update? Last edited by binaryhermit; 06-06-2016 at 08:51 AM.