Firmware Update Any news related to Kindle DX Graphite update? - Page 5

SkyDream · 12-24-2010, 05:15 AM

The lending function was announced by "The Amazon Kindle team" to be available for all Kindles until end of this year (2010).

Really, i doubt they will stay to their word as there are not many days left and still no sign of the long awaited update for the KDXG.

Bad Karma for Amazon if that's true

carterw · 12-27-2010, 12:01 AM

3 days left for their words.

I have no expectation at all.

wdreamsmaycome · 12-30-2010, 05:05 PM

I guess given that the lending didn't require a new firmware the odds of a DX update are getting slimmer...

mikeschr · 01-01-2011, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdreamsmaycome

I guess given that the lending didn't require a new firmware the odds of a DX update are getting slimmer...

Agreed. I now think we're not going to get a firmware update for the DXG at all.
Best to wait for the next model, if you want to use any features other than basic reading.

pit_software · 01-01-2011, 11:48 PM

Got the same unprofessional response from Amazon:

Quote:

Hello,

The most recent version of Kindle software for Kindle (2nd Generation) and Kindle DX is 2.5. The most recent software for Kindle (Latest Generation) is 3.0.2.

The software update for Kindle (Latest Generation) includes general feature enhancements.

If your Kindle does not have the latest software, it's free and easy to download and install the update manually by following the instructions on the Kindle Software Updates Help page:

http://www.amazon.com/kindlesoftwareupdates

I believe they don't care about Kindle DX customers at all. Shame on you, Amazon. My DX will be returned tomorrow.

phili · 01-02-2011, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pit_software

My DX will be returned tomorrow.

Nevertheless, it´s a good Reading-Device, even without Software-Update.
Of course, I want this update too, but I would never return my Kindle only for this reason.

SkyDream · 01-02-2011, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pit_software

I believe they don't care about Kindle DX customers at all. Shame on you, Amazon. My DX will be returned tomorrow.

Totally agree.

Unfortunately i can't return my KDXG as the timeframe expired. Waited too long for lending and hoping for new firmware.

If that's the way Amazon treats customers of their high end product then i'm not going to buy from them at all or recommend them to others.

coolbreeze · 01-02-2011, 01:32 PM

My guess is Amazon is afraid too many DX owners will use the 3g web a lot, causing them to have a large bill from ATT. Yes, the browser, even webkit, is hokey, but on the large screen it would be pretty useful vs. the regular Kindle's smaller screen.

Hope Amazon doesn't lock down browsing to Wifi only, like the nook and PRS-950. That would be horrible...

reech · 01-02-2011, 01:33 PM

Like Apple, Amazon kiss and wave goodbye to their previous generation tech; I think that's the risk people have in buying a product hoping that something more will happen to it later.

I bought a Kindle3 for the things it can do *now* - I'm fully prepared for Kindle4 to have some features that I'd love, but that won't turn up for me. I think anyone who'd avoid future Kindles just because they haven't got a feature they want now - or they believed comments from non-trained sales reps - shouldn't cut their nose off to spite their face; your device does what you *need*; sadly, it doesn't do what you *want*.

SkyDream · 01-02-2011, 01:38 PM

The little K3 got PDF Annotations but the big high end KDXG does not.
That makes sense.

warlock07 · 01-04-2011, 05:23 PM

One more disgruntled Kindle DX user here...
I think they have decided that having good pdf reading capabilities on DX is bad for their business(Kindle ebook store). Hence the overprioced device too...
and yeah..
Hi all.......

KRorschachZ · 01-04-2011, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyDream

The little K3 got PDF Annotations but the big high end KDXG does not.
That makes sense.

and K3 read pdf with pasword open, and kindle DX can not read pdf with password users...

That makes sense.

I want a betted DX graphitte with PDF support and WIFI.

carterw · 01-04-2011, 09:30 PM

u know what, that just sux.

after 1 month of waiting , still no news about new firmware.

I will properly use dukon software then.

max99 · 01-05-2011, 02:23 AM

amazon's software development teams are a joke...they're not a software company and it's painfully clear how amateur they are in this space.

i'm using Duokan for my pdf work now....it's actually far more efficient and competently implemented than Kindle OS. the render times are over twice as quick than the shoddy Amazon firmware.

i'm just as annoyed as you guys but instead of wasting my time complaining on here (which will achieve nothing) we need to write a letter to their cocky little CEO. he was recently preaching on tv how his company is 100% customer focussed.

rty · 01-05-2011, 06:02 AM

We paid more for Kindle DXG yet we are being discriminated by Amazon. That makes sense.

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12-24-2010, 05:15 AM	#61
SkyDream Wizard Posts: 1,377 Karma: 9400 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Europe Device: PRS-650, iPod touch 4G, iPad 3	The lending function was announced by "The Amazon Kindle team" to be available for all Kindles until end of this year (2010). Really, i doubt they will stay to their word as there are not many days left and still no sign of the long awaited update for the KDXG. Bad Karma for Amazon if that's true

12-27-2010, 12:01 AM	#62
carterw Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	3 days left for their words. I have no expectation at all.

12-30-2010, 05:05 PM	#63
wdreamsmaycome Member Posts: 16 Karma: 62 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle 3, ipod touch 1st gen	I guess given that the lending didn't require a new firmware the odds of a DX update are getting slimmer...

01-02-2011, 01:32 PM	#68
coolbreeze Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 2600 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Nook Color, White 3G K3	My guess is Amazon is afraid too many DX owners will use the 3g web a lot, causing them to have a large bill from ATT. Yes, the browser, even webkit, is hokey, but on the large screen it would be pretty useful vs. the regular Kindle's smaller screen. Hope Amazon doesn't lock down browsing to Wifi only, like the nook and PRS-950. That would be horrible...

01-02-2011, 01:33 PM	#69
reech Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 132 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Sony eReader PRS-600	Like Apple, Amazon kiss and wave goodbye to their previous generation tech; I think that's the risk people have in buying a product hoping that something more will happen to it later. I bought a Kindle3 for the things it can do now - I'm fully prepared for Kindle4 to have some features that I'd love, but that won't turn up for me. I think anyone who'd avoid future Kindles just because they haven't got a feature they want now - or they believed comments from non-trained sales reps - shouldn't cut their nose off to spite their face; your device does what you need; sadly, it doesn't do what you want.

01-02-2011, 01:38 PM	#70
SkyDream Wizard Posts: 1,377 Karma: 9400 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Europe Device: PRS-650, iPod touch 4G, iPad 3	The little K3 got PDF Annotations but the big high end KDXG does not. That makes sense.

01-04-2011, 05:23 PM	#71
warlock07 Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle DX	One more disgruntled Kindle DX user here... I think they have decided that having good pdf reading capabilities on DX is bad for their business(Kindle ebook store). Hence the overprioced device too... and yeah.. Hi all.......

01-04-2011, 09:30 PM	#73
carterw Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	u know what, that just sux. after 1 month of waiting , still no news about new firmware. I will properly use dukon software then.

01-05-2011, 02:23 AM	#74
max99 Addict Posts: 201 Karma: 1300000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle DXG, PW	amazon's software development teams are a joke...they're not a software company and it's painfully clear how amateur they are in this space. i'm using Duokan for my pdf work now....it's actually far more efficient and competently implemented than Kindle OS. the render times are over twice as quick than the shoddy Amazon firmware. i'm just as annoyed as you guys but instead of wasting my time complaining on here (which will achieve nothing) we need to write a letter to their cocky little CEO. he was recently preaching on tv how his company is 100% customer focussed.

01-05-2011, 06:02 AM	#75
rty Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 6066 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Singapore Device: iPad Air, Kindle DXG, Kindle Paperwhite	We paid more for Kindle DXG yet we are being discriminated by Amazon. That makes sense.

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