Thread: Kindle Firmware 5.12.5
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Old 04-22-2020, 01:38 PM   #51
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Why can't Amazon create a firmware for the DX that drops Mobi and adds KF8?
Because it would be a ridiculous use of scarce development resources. Despite your dislike for MOBI it is still Amazon's universal fallback format and is not going away anytime soon.

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Why would Amazon release 5.12.5 for all the other Kindles that are getting it and yet delay the PW3?
Most likely because a bug was discovered that only impacts that platform.
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