Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf
But, given that Amazon has device that hande KF8 and not KFX, Amazon should have done these things with the KF8 renderer because of this in order to give more people a better reading experience. Heck, Sony was able to add ePub support the the 500 even though it's rather an old device. Also, it's possible to fit a KF8 compatible firmware onto a DX. So yes, there's more Amazon could do but like Apple, they don't care about older devices and want people to buy newer devices when there's nothing wrong with what they have and what they have could have been updated.
|
This is unfortunately true. I would prefer that a company support its older products forever, at least when I own one of them. But companies don't do this, even if they can. Once again, it's mainly a numbers game, with possible damage to reputation thrown in. But in this situation, of course, Amazon continues to offer kf8 for its older devices. I can't see its brand suffering because it either cannot or chooses not to roll-out kfx on these older devices. Also, of course, Amazon wants its customers to upgrade. I would not be surprised eventually to see some very attractive upgrade offers on some of these earlier devices, which will ensure minimal damage to or perhaps even enhance Amazon's brand as these readers are phased out. Whether you want to accept the offer or not.