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Barryem I didn't mean you specifically are acting like a Kindle fanboy. I've noticed several posters doing that. The same is true for Kobo on the Kobo forum.
I think that it is dangerously reductive to not be able to look critically at something despite how you personally feel about it.
I like Kobo. Half the RAM in the Nia is a trash decision. The reviews calling that out are completely in the right. The bad screen uniformity on the Forma is worth commenting on and highly criticizing. I hate how people on Reddit shout people down if they even think of telling the truth about the frontlight.
Many Kindle updates add nothing meaningful or substantial to me as well. But you give it enough time and enough meaningful changes do occur that you're at a real loss by owning the older device. For example, on my modern Kindles I love selecting Baskerville with left aligned justification and upping the font weight. I can't do that on older Kindles.
But when the hardware has changed so little, you can't argue that it is anything but planned obsolescence. I understand that it is possible that you do not care or you consider it expected or reasonable like MurrayPaul, BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT ARGUE THAT IT IS PRO-CONSUMER. And to do so is simply dishonest.
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