Thread: Kobo Firmware for Sony Ereaders
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Old 04-15-2018, 08:41 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by latepaul View Post
Kobo didn't inherit the hardware side of the business just the Reader Store customers and their ebooks. I very much doubt they have access to the Sony firmware either. More likely that Sony engineers had access to an API for the Kobo store and used it to write the final version of the firmware with the Kobo store access.
I agree. It's a shame Kobo didn't take a greater advange of negotiating with Sony whether to improve firmware,replace firmware or take over hardware production for Sony ereaders. Now, Kobo is looking to expand it's market by partnering with Walmart. Sony could jump back into the ereader business by partnering with Kobo to produce a cheap version of DPT-S1 with access to Kobo books.
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