why upgrade? - Page 2

rebeltaz · 09-29-2011, 01:25 AM

I just wanted to thank everyone for their advice/opinions. I think I decided that the benefits (if any) of the upgrade aren't worth the risk. I guess I'll stick with "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Thank you guys...

inbred.farmer · 09-29-2011, 06:02 AM

Does anybody have any idea what the actual percentages are of people that do the update to ermine (correctly) and actually end up doing something bad to the machine? I personally totally broke my PE after upgrading to the newer version, but that was my fault and eventually I was able to reflash back to dingo and try again. Turns out you shouldn't necessarily delete ALL the system files you don't think the machines uses until you are actually sure it doesn't use them. Oops!

I may just be an old school computer nerd but I don't see any reason not to upgrade. Of course it is personal preference, but why not?! On this device at this time, the only REAL reason to upgrade to ermine at this point is probably if you want to get the google apps and android market working. At this point I think that is still only possible if you have another android device and can backup/restore your apps across devices (which I did and it works so far). If you don't have another android device and/or don't care to have google apps on the PE or EE then I probably wouldn't bother updating either.

My 3 cents (inflation!)

glow · 09-29-2011, 01:22 PM

In addition to getting "the google apps and android market working", the ermine upgrade provides a nicer user interface, ability to run more apps, and performance and reported battery life improvements.

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09-29-2011, 01:25 AM	#16
rebeltaz Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 536 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Entourage Pocket eDge	I just wanted to thank everyone for their advice/opinions. I think I decided that the benefits (if any) of the upgrade aren't worth the risk. I guess I'll stick with "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Thank you guys...

09-29-2011, 06:02 AM	#17
inbred.farmer Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kent, WA Device: Entourage Pocket eDGe	Does anybody have any idea what the actual percentages are of people that do the update to ermine (correctly) and actually end up doing something bad to the machine? I personally totally broke my PE after upgrading to the newer version, but that was my fault and eventually I was able to reflash back to dingo and try again. Turns out you shouldn't necessarily delete ALL the system files you don't think the machines uses until you are actually sure it doesn't use them. Oops! I may just be an old school computer nerd but I don't see any reason not to upgrade. Of course it is personal preference, but why not?! On this device at this time, the only REAL reason to upgrade to ermine at this point is probably if you want to get the google apps and android market working. At this point I think that is still only possible if you have another android device and can backup/restore your apps across devices (which I did and it works so far). If you don't have another android device and/or don't care to have google apps on the PE or EE then I probably wouldn't bother updating either. My 3 cents (inflation!)

09-29-2011, 01:22 PM	#18
glow Book and Gadget Fan Posts: 200 Karma: 19698 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ, USA Device: Meebook M7, Assorted Nooks; Kindles Oasis, Voyage, Paperwhite; PE, EE	In addition to getting "the google apps and android market working", the ermine upgrade provides a nicer user interface, ability to run more apps, and performance and reported battery life improvements.

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