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STR got rid of too much. It felt like a step backwards.
With the original, you used to get silly discounts, free cookies, that sort of thing. It was small, but it made the nook visible when everyone was pulling one out at the cafe. I can't tell you how many times that free cookie came with someone asking about the nook. That helped drive uptake. STR got rid of that.
With the original you had a few silly games. I think it was solitaire and chess. Might have been minesweeper. It was amusing, so it was a step back to get rid of it.
This was also the model they lost 3G with. A cost cutting move like that is bad when you're playing catch-up.
When they added a light, that was a huge step forward. When they made it a little waterproof kind of, that was a huge step forward. They innovated quite a lot. It's sad to see them exiting the arena.
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