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Originally Posted by kezza
OS is very important. An open OS like Android means that 3rd party developers can produce software for the device. Sure, I doubt B&N will be open to 3rd party software, but Android + mini USB = hackable.
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This is the truly big issue with the Nook. Android has a large user/programmer community, and I would not be surprised to find that the Nook will be hacked and customized firmware will be available quickly. Imagine a community providing a customized firmware that supports just about every ebook format? That may sound like a reach to many people, but it's not. When much more complex devices (like the Sony PSP and Xbox 360) and software (for example Win7 already has an activation crack) can be cracked/hacked within days of release, putting out an ereader with an OS that a user community is already familiar with programming....well you're basically asking for the device to get broken wide open. Don't forget that the first Android google phone was hacked within 24 hours of its release. Can we really believe the Nook will be any different?
I'm not buying a Nook yet....but if the Android OS gets torn apart and rebuilt so that we can customize the device to read the formats we want....well I'll gladly drop the bucks to finally have a device that does so instead of sticking me with specific formats and purchasing options.