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Originally Posted by Godzil
What design is for you the "original netronix design" ? If you think about the first design that PB show, it's a Bookeen's property (ie an older design of the Opus) and the PB360 miss at least 2 buttons
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This one.
http://hardgeek.org/2009/03/pocket-360/
Whatever the source, the shipping PB360 is clearly cleaner with superior ergonomics. Now if only the wing buttons weren't quite that stiff...
As for the extra buttons, that is one of the virtues of the PB360; too many buttons can be as bad as too few, maybe worse. With the Pocketbook menuing system everything is readily available from the rocker ring + floating center button.
The UI/menu system (to say nothing of the modular/transparent system software) is easily one of the best in this infant business. Its very early in the game but the basic software architecture of the PB line is a very good starting place for the new merged company; no need to reinvent the wheel for every single new model. As long as the maintain support for the existing hardware as they move forward everybody wins...