[ProDigit]

Perhaps I was expressing myself a bit too strong. Ectaco definitely is working on the software side of the device, not only doing updates for school programs,but also does OS updates that benefit an end user (like me).

One thing this negativity posting has resulted in, is ectaco not mentioning anymore they will do a FW update.
From the official replies on their forum, I saw they are working on an update, and asking when it'll be released, will not give you an answer, but they are working on one.
They just don't officially say it anymore with all the negative comments on not meeting up with the deadline.

My concern is, at the pace the development is going, it's going to be faster to have a new device from another manufacturer, than have all current bugs fixed.
Not even mentioning implementing new feats.

If anything, the march update was more stable than the April one for some reason.

The school software works quite fine as it is, I haven't tested it well enough, but it mostly seems to work. But as a reading device it still has a lot of polishing up to do.


@Ken Maltby: If you're on ectaco forum, you probably noted my long list of feedback on the JBC (in the feedback forum). It'll help you understand some of the limitations of current device.
Despite all this, it's still working great for pdf's and epub! I would have easily paid $300 for a device like this if it only could display the 5 document formats it supports quite well right now, and nothing else! So if you can do anything else but read pdf's and epubs with your device, it can be considered a luxury.