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Originally Posted by mgmueller
In my opinion and experience, you never can be sure about features in the next firmware update. Neither with iRex nor with any other manufacturer (not just for eBook readers, this applies for every single product). You never can know about a company's strategy for example. In this case, iRex management for example may decide to leave out some features to position iRex 1000S against iRex 800. Wouldn't be the first time (again, valid for whatever product, not just readers), already finalised and approved updates don't get released because of politics.
(There are lots of anecdotes like that around Windows XP vs. Windows Vista.)
And on the other hand, you never can know about the manufacturer's focus. Resources may be bound for other products or markets.
Meaning: Always purchase products based on the features they already have. Not based on features they should have or might have in the future.
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Thank you, mgmueller, for the reply
. Speaking of it, I clearly remember reading this very same advice in some other thread. What I did find striking in your standpoint is how plain and reasonable it is, which I take into consideration ever since. But what, somehow, makes me to get back to this query is exactely the tecnical feasibility of implementing a such feature as a dictionary on a device dubbed an open plataform. Simple put, I fancy it could be followed up with a firmware update or a "homebrew app" (taking Midori for exemple. Any guess on this?).
