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Originally Posted by hobnail
Yes. As a comparison, when is the last time you've heard anyone complaining about the Linux version on Kindles and other Linux based e-readers? (Maybe the people rooting and hacking, but they're a tiny minority.)
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None of these devices offer me the setting options with which I would like to read.
I have such, but I don't use them.
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A tablet or phone is much more of a general purpose computer. An e-reader is a single purpose device, like a microwave oven, so the underlying OS version isn't of any concern to me.
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Error - besides reading applications that correspond to my handling much more, there are many things that special reader devices can only dream of, such as Kiwix with offline Wikipedia or library management like Calibre Companion.
Books from Amazon or those with Adobe DRM or those with CARE DRM can only be read on an open Android system (DRM removal is prohibited by law here).