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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
For me, Kobo really seemed to have lost their mojo after the release of the original Aura and Glo HD.
In their current batch of models, I'm not interested in a larger screen and the Aura Edition 2 feels like a step backwards. Plus I don't like the new home screen much. I could live with it, but that's about the best I could say for it. It doesn't feel much different than the Kindle and Nook home screens.
I know they have the Aura ONE and H202, but in the most popular segment, the six inch screen size, they gave up.
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I don't think that was necessarily a bad strategy. Ceding the 6" market to Kindle, especially with the $20 fudge factor that has been mentioned, makes all kind of economic sense. Then Kobo specialized in larger screens and filled the void there and a lot of people like the larger screens. I admit I've engaged in some rueful laughter at the Oasis 2 people who have been waxing rhapsodic about the new larger screen when I've had a larger screen since 2011 and the PRS-950. I converted to Kobo and the H2O when the battery got wonky and of course there were the added appeals of better resolution and a front light. All it means, unfortunately, is that Kobo serves as Amazon's guinea pig in terms of innovation.