Aura Why no updates on kobo.com?

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by petercreasey

david, we are on the same page with this. Certainly Kobo has done nothing egregious in this sequence.

No, I don't think we are. You have been hounding us in this thread about something. You seem to have decided that Kobo is being unfair to some of their users by not immediately making all updates available to everyone. I disagree with that. And have spent time explaining why. And based on your later posts, explanations you either didn't read, or didn't understand. You then jumped on my statement about it being done quicker as proof that Kobo are wrong. So, I disagree with you.

This all comes down to simple statements:

Could they do it quicker? Probably.

Should they do it quicker? I have no idea.

[koboy]

Originally Posted by davidfor

No, I don't think we are. You have been hounding us in this thread about something. You seem to have decided that Kobo is being unfair to some of their users by not immediately making all updates available to everyone. I disagree with that. And have spent time explaining why. And based on your later posts, explanations you either didn't read, or didn't understand. You then jumped on my statement about it being done quicker as proof that Kobo are wrong. So, I disagree with you.

This all comes down to simple statements:

Could they do it quicker? Probably.

Should they do it quicker? I have no idea.

well put, could they do it quicker? i agree probably, should they do it quicker? as far as i'm concerned that is entirely up to Kobo.

best wishes koboy

[ScalyFreak]

Originally Posted by koboy

well put, could they do it quicker? i agree probably, should they do it quicker? as far as i'm concerned that is entirely up to Kobo.

I agree almost entirely. My answer to the second question is "only if they know if won't cause me problems".

[koboy]

Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

I agree almost entirely. My answer to the second question is "only if they know if won't cause me problems".

agreed, sometimes more haste less speed is the best policy.

best wishes koboy

[DNSB]

Just to make Peter's day, the major discussion on some sites I keep an eye on is getting the Windows 10 Creator's update without waiting. Some have sensible suggestions on how to get the update faster while others offer advice that amount to "at midnight on a full moon while sky-clad, sacrifice a black rooster then dance 13 times widdershins around an oak tree".

For those who might be interested, see How to get the Windows 10 Creators Update without the wait for one of the sensible sites.

It would appear that Microsoft is not making the update available to everyone at the same time.

[petercreasey]

Just a reminder as to the benchmark...

Originally Posted by petercreasey

KA1 users should be brought up to date with a known-to-be-reliable version by kobo.com?

[Question Mark]

Originally Posted by petercreasey

Just a reminder as to the benchmark...

And who should determine just when a new update is to be considered reliable? You or Kobo?

I'm guessing that they try and get stable firmware out to people as prudently and expediently as possible. Can't imagine how it would serve their interests to keep some people waiting longer than necessary to receive a stable firmware update. And they do make it possible for those who want to get the update early to do so.

Perhaps you could explain why you seem to think that Kobo deliberately keeps some people waiting longer than others? What do you see in it for them in doing so?

[petercreasey]

After releasing a new or updated product, vendors often (re)assess based on user feedback.

As mentioned before, there's nothing egregious with Kobo.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by petercreasey

After releasing a new or updated product, vendors often (re)assess based on user feedback.

As mentioned before, there's nothing egregious with Kobo.

Then what was the point of this freaking interminable thread??!

[petercreasey]

A desire to find out "why" Kobo provides valued updates to some users and withholds multiple updates over several weeks to other users.

[MGlitch]

Which has been covered many times before, please search the forums. You say you don't have the time, yet you've got the time to draw out this conversation.

If something interests you, then research it.

[ScalyFreak]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

If something interests you, then research it.

Please. He's told you several times he doesn't have time for that.

And yeah, I don't see the point either. It's one thing when the person who asks questions is willing to try and understand and accept the answers when they are given, but since that isn't the case here, the only point of asking seems to be a misguided attempt to get Kobo's attention.

In a forum filled with Kobo users. Not making sense.

[petercreasey]

S, not sure what you're trying to say here.

It is incumbent to be diligent to answer direct questions. And the answers have largely been fruitful.

Maybe this is wrong, but the impression is that this is a user's board and that Kobo cannot be expected to look in here. If you have other information, it would be of interest.

[Question Mark]

Originally Posted by petercreasey

S, not sure what you're trying to say here.

And here I thought that it was rather obvious...

Originally Posted by petercreasey

It is incumbent to be diligent to answer direct questions. And the answers have largely been fruitful.

It has been mildly entertaining at best... Much ado about nothing, perchance?

Originally Posted by petercreasey

Maybe this is wrong, but the impression is that this is a user's board and that Kobo cannot be expected to look in here.

Kobo may or may not check in with what users are posting here. However, if one has a direct question for Kobo, methinks it would be incumbent upon one to pose that question to them directly. It might be more fruitful than hankering after suppositions.

[DNSB]

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It has been mildly entertaining at best... Much ado about nothing, perchance?
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If we are going Shakespearean:

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
—Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
William Shakespeare