Digital Edition support for PRS-500?

hapax legomenon · 10-03-2007, 10:45 AM

Does Sony plan to include future support for Adobe Digital Editions for PRS-500?

(I know it will be doing so for the 505).

NatCh · 10-03-2007, 12:25 PM

They haven't said. More to the point they have said they're still considering what might or might not be back-ported to the 500.

Of course a lot of it will depend on what the not-yet-existent mobile version of DE requires to run properly, and whether the 500 can meet those requirements.

NickHiatt243 · 06-23-2008, 06:02 PM

Has anybody heard anything about a release date for adobe digital edition for the sony reader?

Nate the great · 06-23-2008, 07:21 PM

For the PRS-500? There very likely will not be another update. Sorry.

morpheus · 09-16-2008, 01:44 PM

That sucks. I've noticed Sony is quick to drop support for products once a new one is out. My PRS500 is barely 12 months old and I've been underwhelmed with the Sony software.

If Apple took the same approach, my 2G iPhone would still be running 1.x software.

duckeedoug · 09-16-2008, 02:27 PM

Apple does the same thing, but more so with their hardware rather then their software. Specifically you cant use most previous IPOD accessories with the current line of IPODs products. Apple started this practice with last years generation of IPODS and it got even worse with last weeks annoucement of IPODS.

I'm Not trying to take this thread off topic, but facts are facts

morpheus · 09-20-2008, 01:48 PM

Au contraire. My new iPhone works with my years old Bose Sounddock, and my old iPods work fine with the latest iTunes 8. I have got dozens of new features in the time I've had that iPod. Sure, not every piece of hardware is compatible but hardware is a lot less flexible than software.

Apple is light years ahead of Sony in this respect. I have several Vaio's as well as a PRS 500 and Sony's software support on drivers etc is equally lacklustre. It's a common complaint with Japanese companies that their post-sale customer care is weak, and Sony has this problem in spades. At some point I guess I'll learn my lesson. :-/

tompe · 09-20-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morpheus

Au contraire. My new iPhone works with my years old Bose Sounddock, and my old iPods work fine with the latest iTunes 8. I have got dozens of new features in the time I've had that iPod. Sure, not every piece of hardware is compatible but hardware is a lot less flexible than software.

I thought that the reason that DE was not implemented in the 505 was hardware related (it is not possible to implement properly).

JSWolf · 09-20-2008, 06:12 PM

If you look at the iPod Touch and hwere the connectors are, you'll see that they are different then before. I've seen some of the add-on battery chargers that won;t allow you to listen to the Touch while charging. Apple changes the hardware enough that somethings no longer work.

Sony created the 500 before De and it turns out it won't run mobile DE. It was not a decision on Sony's part to make the 500 not work with DE.

morpheus · 09-22-2008, 12:26 PM

I've seen Sony claim "After lengthy discussion and investigation of different solutions, we determined that such an upgrade would not be technically feasible"

I find it hard to believe the 505 has such a radically different hardware architecture, given it runs the same embedded Montavista Linux OS, it has the same Dragonball CPU and was launched so soon after the 500. Sony simply didn't have time to develop a whole new platform.

FWIW, I've been in the business of building similar devices for years. I think "not feasible" in this context may simply mean Sony don't want to do the software development on an EOL'ed platform.

HarryT · 09-22-2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morpheus

FWIW, I've been in the business of building similar devices for years. I think "not feasible" in this context may simply mean Sony don't want to do the software development on an EOL'ed platform.

Which is perfectly reasonable. They would not get any revenue as a result of doing so, after all.

morpheus · 09-27-2008, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Which is perfectly reasonable. They would not get any revenue as a result of doing so, after all.

It's perfectly reasonable if your goal is to simply sell one PRS500. If your goal is to create a satisfied customer, then it's not. That's the difference between Apple and Sony. My 2G iPhone is over a year old and Apple keeps adding new features without charge, even though the 2G model has been obsolete since June.

JSWolf · 09-27-2008, 10:35 PM

Supposedly the difference is that the 500 doesn't have enough ram to run mobile DE.

10-03-2007, 10:45 AM	#1
hapax legomenon Erotica Writer Posts: 102 Karma: 106 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Device: ipad, Sony Reader PRS 505, Cybook 3	Digital Edition support for PRS-500? Does Sony plan to include future support for Adobe Digital Editions for PRS-500? (I know it will be doing so for the 505).

06-23-2008, 06:02 PM	#3
NickHiatt243 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: prs-500	digital editions date Has anybody heard anything about a release date for adobe digital edition for the sony reader?

09-20-2008, 01:48 PM	#7
morpheus Aio, quantitas magna frum Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lemuria Device: Sony 505	Au contraire. My new iPhone works with my years old Bose Sounddock, and my old iPods work fine with the latest iTunes 8. I have got dozens of new features in the time I've had that iPod. Sure, not every piece of hardware is compatible but hardware is a lot less flexible than software. Apple is light years ahead of Sony in this respect. I have several Vaio's as well as a PRS 500 and Sony's software support on drivers etc is equally lacklustre. It's a common complaint with Japanese companies that their post-sale customer care is weak, and Sony has this problem in spades. At some point I guess I'll learn my lesson. :-/ Last edited by morpheus; 09-20-2008 at 01:50 PM.

09-20-2008, 06:12 PM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,027 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If you look at the iPod Touch and hwere the connectors are, you'll see that they are different then before. I've seen some of the add-on battery chargers that won;t allow you to listen to the Touch while charging. Apple changes the hardware enough that somethings no longer work. Sony created the 500 before De and it turns out it won't run mobile DE. It was not a decision on Sony's part to make the 500 not work with DE. Last edited by JSWolf; 09-20-2008 at 06:16 PM.

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10-03-2007, 12:25 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	They haven't said. More to the point they have said they're still considering what might or might not be back-ported to the 500. Of course a lot of it will depend on what the not-yet-existent mobile version of DE requires to run properly, and whether the 500 can meet those requirements.

06-23-2008, 07:21 PM	#4
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	For the PRS-500? There very likely will not be another update. Sorry.

09-16-2008, 01:44 PM	#5
morpheus Aio, quantitas magna frum Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lemuria Device: Sony 505	That sucks. I've noticed Sony is quick to drop support for products once a new one is out. My PRS500 is barely 12 months old and I've been underwhelmed with the Sony software. If Apple took the same approach, my 2G iPhone would still be running 1.x software.

09-16-2008, 02:27 PM	#6
duckeedoug Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 160 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony PRS 505	Apple does the same thing, but more so with their hardware rather then their software. Specifically you cant use most previous IPOD accessories with the current line of IPODs products. Apple started this practice with last years generation of IPODS and it got even worse with last weeks annoucement of IPODS. I'm Not trying to take this thread off topic, but facts are facts

09-22-2008, 12:26 PM	#10
morpheus Aio, quantitas magna frum Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lemuria Device: Sony 505	I've seen Sony claim "After lengthy discussion and investigation of different solutions, we determined that such an upgrade would not be technically feasible" I find it hard to believe the 505 has such a radically different hardware architecture, given it runs the same embedded Montavista Linux OS, it has the same Dragonball CPU and was launched so soon after the 500. Sony simply didn't have time to develop a whole new platform. FWIW, I've been in the business of building similar devices for years. I think "not feasible" in this context may simply mean Sony don't want to do the software development on an EOL'ed platform.

09-27-2008, 10:35 PM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,027 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Supposedly the difference is that the 500 doesn't have enough ram to run mobile DE.

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