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Originally Posted by ratinox
It would cause compatibility problems. Create a file in Word or Excel and try opening it in a previous version. You get errors because features used in the document which are saved in the file aren't supported by the earlier versions of the software. Amazon would have the same kinds of compatibility problems with features added to KF8 on devices with software predating those changes. That's a bad UX for appliances like Kindles.
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You still don't get it. You would not need to add any code to KF8. These features would be handled in the program used to render KF8. ADE does it without ever needing to change the ePub. Amazon could have done the same with KF8 via the renderer. There would be no backwards compatibility issues.