heh, I find a certain bit of comedic irony in the fact that you're complaining about people complaining...
All joking aside, if you've been reading these forums you probably already know I'm one of the many people around here that is very much enjoying their Kobo. I'm sure there are MANY other people in this same boat too, but they're probably out enjoying their Kobo, not posting here about their problems.
I agree with most of what you said, but there is one point I have to disagree with:
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As for the font size. When you buy an ebook from Kobo it works fine from what I know. But you say it doesn't work when you buy an epub from someone else? Other than the seller's of the device? Really, why would they make it so difficult for you to buy ebooks from competitors? Strange.
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I purchased my Kobo because it was touted as having epub compatibility. Out of principle, I will not purchase ANY books with DRM. I will buy a 1st hand paperback edition of a book to support authors, but this usually happens after I've effectively pirated the ebook version.
Being locked in to a certain vendor is what has been holding back the ebook market for years, and my hope was that the Kobo's epub compatibility, coupled with the great price point, would help in changing that. I still have that hope.
I also think you're wrong in implying that Kobo is creating the font issue on purpose to try and goad users into using official 'Kobo' books. If this were the case, I would have returned my unit the day after I purchased it. The font issue is just a bug.