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Old 11-18-2021, 07:19 PM   #128
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But the fact that you like their devices is still the number one reason you favor Kobo, right? Surely you're not sticking with devices that don't quite live up to your expectations in the name of good competition?
For me the device is probably secondary. After all, there are other devices out there, and I sideload everything anyway. So there is a good chance I'd buy ebooks from Kobo even if they had no device (assuming they managed to survive).

But the post you quoted included the reservation "within reason" for a reason. I would not continue to support a company that I didn't think worthy of support. I find Kobo worthy on several counts, not just their device. In an earlier post I said:
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[...] The fact that Kobo (in my experience) make excellent hardware, have a large selection of books, and do price matching, all adds up to making them a company I have been very happy to deal with. It makes my "supporting the competition" choice very easy to live with. [...]
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