Well, it's the end of my journey down the iRiver - Page 2

CJJ · 02-12-2012, 12:13 AM

I believe iriver to be a failing company. Their revenue has dropped significantly over the last several years. I don't think they have the manpower to keep up with their email traffic. I wrote the president of North american operations directly and eventually got a response that I have posted under the "New firmware coming for US Story HD Wi-Fi" thread. that was a month ago. as i told the president, customer service rules, and it's a shame what has happened at iriver. They have elegant designs with lousy software. I don't believe they have the capital to fix it.

MacEachaidh · 02-12-2012, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CJJ

it's a shame what has happened at iriver. They have elegant designs with lousy software.

I would certainly agree, CJJ.

Though they seem to have some level of clout, at least. They announced a joint venture with LG - what, a year ago? - but I'm not sure what's come of it. Except perhaps the Story HD - does LG have a hand in that? And now the apparent partnership with Google Books - does Google see potential in iRiver, or is it hard up for hardware partners to support its start-up bookstore, or does iRiver simply pay Google a licensing fee to give its hardware perceived added value? I wonder. (One thing that attracted me to iRiver in the first place was that it wasn't leashed to a specific vendor, but that was my own bias. All the leading ereader hardware is now either tied to or directly sold by an ebook vendor - including the Kobo that I've just bought.

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frostschutz · 02-12-2012, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Except perhaps the Story HD - does LG have a hand in that?

Yes, the 768x1024 screen is by LG.

Not sure if they are still cooperating / doing anything else beyond that.

CJJ · 02-12-2012, 09:10 AM

I know LG makes the display for the Story HD. I think Google's support for the Story HD ended before it was even released. They set up the initial info page and it has been the same since.

frostschutz · 02-12-2012, 09:42 AM

The book store is still Google's, isn't it?

If there ever was a close cooperation between iriver and Google I think they'd be using Android rather than that self baked piece of something

CJJ · 02-12-2012, 10:29 AM

Yes it is and why there are three Google book sites is beyond me (Google Books, Google ebookstore, Android Books). Google being Google, I guess.

But other than the initial press release and this:

http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/ereader.html

Google has done nothing to promote their relationship with iriver.

02-12-2012, 12:13 AM	#16
CJJ Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 189828 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin, USA Device: laptop, iriver Story HD, Galaxy Tab2 10.1	I believe iriver to be a failing company. Their revenue has dropped significantly over the last several years. I don't think they have the manpower to keep up with their email traffic. I wrote the president of North american operations directly and eventually got a response that I have posted under the "New firmware coming for US Story HD Wi-Fi" thread. that was a month ago. as i told the president, customer service rules, and it's a shame what has happened at iriver. They have elegant designs with lousy software. I don't believe they have the capital to fix it. Last edited by CJJ; 02-12-2012 at 09:05 AM. Reason: sp

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02-12-2012, 09:10 AM	#19
CJJ Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 189828 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin, USA Device: laptop, iriver Story HD, Galaxy Tab2 10.1	I know LG makes the display for the Story HD. I think Google's support for the Story HD ended before it was even released. They set up the initial info page and it has been the same since.

02-12-2012, 09:42 AM	#20
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,279 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	The book store is still Google's, isn't it? If there ever was a close cooperation between iriver and Google I think they'd be using Android rather than that self baked piece of something

02-12-2012, 10:29 AM	#21
CJJ Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 189828 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin, USA Device: laptop, iriver Story HD, Galaxy Tab2 10.1	Yes it is and why there are three Google book sites is beyond me (Google Books, Google ebookstore, Android Books). Google being Google, I guess. But other than the initial press release and this: http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/ereader.html Google has done nothing to promote their relationship with iriver.