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Originally Posted by 46jimbo
So this new 'innovation' has just recently been created for Glo owners.
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Not really: this was introduced with one of the new firmware versions. I forget which one exactly, but I complained loudly when the change was made. Whether or not the touch works after a factory reset will depend on when it was made, and what version of the firmware was pre-loaded in the rescue partition.
Kobo doesn't really lock down the device though. There are instructions in the Direct Download Thread (Kobo developer forum) for faking a registration, if that's what you want. I'm only speculating, but I suspect this change was motivated by a large of number of calls to tech support with people unable to open their purchased books after having skipped registration.