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Originally Posted by BenLee
Hmm.... Never knew that some people would really really NOT want certain features on their device if it didn't take away from the main functions. So you're saying for instance if you could turn off the wifi and the LCD screen, but have the OPTION to turn it on, you really wouldn't want to have those features on there for no additional cost.
Personally, I want as many features the device can fit, twitter and all, but only if I have the option of configuring it so that I could turn my device into a Kobo if I wanted to.
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Depends.
I definitely don't want an LCD screen at the bottom of my reader. It adds weight and size even when off, and uses battery power when it's on.
The functionality of wi-fi pretty much requires a keyboard, either real or vitual, and now we're back to adding weight and size and putting more stress on the battery.
Also, the features you don't want invariably get in the way of the ones you do. I hate that my cell phone does all kinds of crap that I don't care about because it clutters the screen and stuff is always popping up that I have to get rid of before making a call.
I agree, though, that the bare bones Kobo needs to come down in price to complete for most people's attention.
I know that I am not the norm, being of the "less is more" philosophy, but that's how I've become in the rest of my life, too. I'm generally getting rid of stuff rather than adding more, in balance. The Kobo (or any other ereader) frees up a lot of space and gets rid of a lot of clutter.