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Originally Posted by sircastor
The devices are in different classes, and when it comes down to it, the most they have in common is two screens and Android. The nook isn't less of a device because it's a rushed ripoff. It's different because it was intended to be different.
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This definitely seems debatable.
I've been hanging around the nook forums a fair bit, and many of the complaints people make revolve around these missing features. It definitely seems like as soon as people get the idea in their head that they can have a dedicated reading device, they want it to do it
really well. The ability to get books off the internet quickly and easily, integrate with calibre's bookserver to download books wirelessly that aren't from B&N, and the ability to read rss feeds and blog posts, are things that a lot of people want.
(As a side note, people spoiled by their iPhone and Stanza
definitely want the wireless browser ability to download books.)
The other reason why I feel like the nook was rushed are the moderators' responses on the board. They clearly don't know the answers to a lot of basic questions, and this really stinks of the device being inadequately thought out. At the very least, they didn't take the time to educate the people they have talking to customers, in-store or out.