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Originally Posted by Pjama
I love my Scribe, but I'm a little cheesed off it is now so much cheaper - it seems very soon for the prices to be slashed. I wonder if it is a tactical move to try to eliminate the competition.
I am curious to see whether any improvements will be made to the software - I can't help but feel pessimistic about this, given the kindle's rate of software 'improvements' over the last twelve years. Another thing that makes me pessimistic about the likelihood of imminent software improvements is the fact that the kindle enthusiast, Jeff Bezels (just my little joke) is no longer involved with any of the day to day running of amazon.
Whatever happens, I still love my device, just been doing the Times cryptic crossword on it. 
But part of me wonders whether the whole Kindle program will start to be mothballed, maybe this is its last gasp?
Sorry to spread this negativity. I repeat, I love my Scribe. Whatever happens, I am happy with it as a device. Even if it goes the way of the Amazon Phone. |
At least at this point (I just ordered one), I'm dispassionate about whether the Notebook features improve, as I don't see myself using those. It's too much of a closed system, even if it improves. But they are obviously going to have to do some updates to get it up to par with the competition. And they have even stated specific features are on the way.
But as far as reading features go, I'd like to see them add Print Replica support and ability to have 2 columns when in Landscape orientation. I doubt they will, and it is not a big deal if they don't. And why can't you use the 'Pen' to select and highlight text as you can with a finger or capacitative stylus? (e.g. some option to turn off Sticky Notes, or some such)
I've been predicting the death of Kindle for years, but here we are.