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RWood · 03-08-2007, 08:55 PM

Building on what NatCh said, the PSP most likely sells 4,000 times as many units as the Reader. Also the ebook reading market is not as dynamic as the computer game market.

We are very lucky that we were able to purchase a product as mature as the Reader for a version 1. Many other types of products take years to reach this level of stability. Yes, some have had problems with the current release and others have had problems with the first update; but far more have had no problems with either the original or the update.

Also the level and type of "hackers" between the devices are light years apart. On the PSP people are cracking the security while on the Reader they are looking to expand the capabilities. Not nearly the same thing. Without the updates to keep the PSP secure the updates per critical function between the two weighs toward the Reader as the more supported device.

03-08-2007, 08:55 PM	#4
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Building on what NatCh said, the PSP most likely sells 4,000 times as many units as the Reader. Also the ebook reading market is not as dynamic as the computer game market. We are very lucky that we were able to purchase a product as mature as the Reader for a version 1. Many other types of products take years to reach this level of stability. Yes, some have had problems with the current release and others have had problems with the first update; but far more have had no problems with either the original or the update. Also the level and type of "hackers" between the devices are light years apart. On the PSP people are cracking the security while on the Reader they are looking to expand the capabilities. Not nearly the same thing. Without the updates to keep the PSP secure the updates per critical function between the two weighs toward the Reader as the more supported device.