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Originally Posted by davidfor
We are outliers that they know cannot be satisfied.
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The Aura One's designers had marketing material about their use of focus group feedback from hardcore ereader enthusiasts to guide their decisions. That was the golden age of ereader development.
Even though they ultimately constitute a small percentage of the overall users, the power users are the ones that usually drive improvement.
Kobo definitely made a conscious design decision to sacrifice battery performance with the Sage. The powercover is a tacit admission of guilt.