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svieira · 09-13-2006, 12:54 PM

The issue with the Iliad not able to do proper power saving was what made me to buy a Librie, and I am very happy with it.

The other reason was the Iliad being closed for developers. That was a bad management decision. Once you are a market leader you can do what you want, even introducing your own formats.

I am sad of not having that piece of hardware that is the Iliad, but for what I see in the forums,I think I have done the right decision. With the Librie (once one understands it) I can read anywhere and I do not have to worry about batteries.

What I still do not know is why they decided to go for the 2.4 kernel. The 2.6 kernel has a much better power management. And new development on the 2.4 tree is almost dead.

Anyway, till they do not open the device to developers those questions will only be guesses. I wonder even if what the irex guys say is the truth.

09-13-2006, 12:54 PM	#11
svieira Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006	The issue with the Iliad not able to do proper power saving was what made me to buy a Librie, and I am very happy with it. The other reason was the Iliad being closed for developers. That was a bad management decision. Once you are a market leader you can do what you want, even introducing your own formats. I am sad of not having that piece of hardware that is the Iliad, but for what I see in the forums,I think I have done the right decision. With the Librie (once one understands it) I can read anywhere and I do not have to worry about batteries. What I still do not know is why they decided to go for the 2.4 kernel. The 2.6 kernel has a much better power management. And new development on the 2.4 tree is almost dead. Anyway, till they do not open the device to developers those questions will only be guesses. I wonder even if what the irex guys say is the truth.