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Originally Posted by Barruel
That includes catching up with the competition and offering what they are offering whenever it is possible. It even adds to what is IMO the main selling point of Kobo vs Amazon's walled garden, which is customization of the reading experience.
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I don't know what your point is. Kobo should do things just because Amazon does them? If so, not a good idea. Considering them and working out if it fits, yes, but, not everything should be copied.
And, what I think is your second point, "more customisation" hits the point I made. It costs money to do it. And they have to decide where is the best place to spend the money.
Of course, there is a risk with "more customisation". It can overcomplicate the interface and that will alienate a lot of users. Honestly, most users want a simple interface with fewer options. One of things that people here forget is that we are
not typical users. In fact, we are not the target market for Kobo, Amazon, tolino or any of the other dedicated ereader manufacturers. Their market are people who just use the devices, set the font once, maybe adjust the light once or twice a day, do not care about ligatures, widows and orphans, DRM or any of the other things we spend all our time here discussing. They just want to buy a book and read it. Adding either of these two options mentioned is not going to help the bulk of Kobo's users.