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greenapple · 02-20-2010, 05:58 PM

The last official firmware update v0.33g for jetBook was released some 6 months back. Calibre is updated on average every week.

Granted, firmware isn't the same as software, and Ectaco is certainly not the only hardware company guilty of slow output, but I still think they're taking it rather leisurely don't you think?

I'm not a programmer, but is firmware generally very time-consuming to write?

02-20-2010, 05:58 PM	#1
greenapple Evangelist Posts: 404 Karma: 664 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle DX, Kobo Aura HD	Why does it take so long to release firmware updates? The last official firmware update v0.33g for jetBook was released some 6 months back. Calibre is updated on average every week. Granted, firmware isn't the same as software, and Ectaco is certainly not the only hardware company guilty of slow output, but I still think they're taking it rather leisurely don't you think? I'm not a programmer, but is firmware generally very time-consuming to write?