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> Kobo shop or ereader isn't tied to any ecosystem.
The Kindle and Kobo devices aren't tied to any ecosystem, but the purchased books are, and that is what I meant. You can not read a Kindle book (with DRM) on a Kobo device, and vice versa and that is what I meant when I said that buying the books ties you to a device if that device is a dedicated eReader device.
Of course if you buy books from Kindle or Kobo or B&N (or other commercial ebook suppliers) you can always buy a 3rd party device and download the corresponding eReader app, and I think that is what I am going to do. Get an e-ink browser and download the Kindle and Kobo apps to read the books.
> It's always better to buy via a browser on Mac/Windows/Linux than on any portable device,
I assume you mean that it is safer because purchase information, logins and the like are not stored on the device if you purchase using a different device. That is good security as loss of the device does not leave you open to further fraud.
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