Hi Suzanne and list:The good news is whenever the BP2 comes out, you still will have shat you have and it will reliably do what they and we've told you it would.
I'm thinking about the people who bought computers around Christmas time and yes, they are getting Vista now, just as they were promised. Many are finding they aren't necessarily finding Vista as useful as they'd hoped because drivers for many devices have yet to be written.
Cheers, Dave----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne" <suzerb1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 5:08 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: no upgrade path
Thanks, Dave. That's a good point; but, in good conscience, I could not sell it for near the amount I paid, even though it's a new machine, sincethe new model will be out soon, and I don't think it would be ethical for meto do that. Cheers, Suzanne -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Allen Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 11:12 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: no upgrade path Hi Suzanne:Perhaps you can sell your unit for nearly enough to buy you a BP2 if that'swhat you think you really need. This list has got perspective buyers andsellers together before. There's always Ebay or ocutrade and numerous otherpossibilities. There are many options for channeling your disappointment into action. Cheers,m Dave----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne" <suzerb1@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 2:03 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: no upgrade pathThat's why I'm disappointed, as I just bought mine a little over a week ago. I'm not saying the Bp is a bad product, In fact, as I said, I am enjoying it immensely; however, had I known about the soon to be released Bp II, I would have waited. A Book Port is not the equivalent of an IPod; while it can be used for pleasure, for many of us, it is an accommodation for work or school. Suzanne -----Original Message-----From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walt Smith Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 7:57 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: no upgrade path Frankly, I'll be surprised if there are any additional firmware upgrades forthe current Book Port. Support isn't planned for more than another year ortwo--Pamela said until existing part stocks are exhausted, so I veryseriously doubt that there will be further development effort put into thepresent device. I consider it to be a perfectly parallel case to the original PAC Mate...when the newer BX and QX models were released, all development work on firmware for the original BNS and TNS models was stopped and those models were frozen at the code level that existed at that time.----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Clark" <rclark0276@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 5:09 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: no upgrade path Dave, I would be surprised if there was an upgrade policy. ;) On the other hand, I would not be surprised if there were upgrades to current firmware that the current BP could support.Richard, that is a given, anyone who wants to get the latest always hasthe option to put a used, ooops, preloved, BP on the market. But I would think buying and selling would not go over too well on this list. Really, what APH does and so many other companies do, is not in the least unusual. Its also not at all unusual to set a release date then push it up, again and again. If people cant wait, well, it amuses me every Christmas when I hear ofpeople lined up in subzero tempuratures, waiting outside stores at 3 in the morning, for the doors to open so they can go into debt ever deeper with their credit cards, buying up the specials. Then they struggle for the next decade to pay off that debt. LOL Dont buy the BP2. Wait a couple more years and there will be devicescoming out that are controlled by the mind. Oh the release date? Heck ifI know, I dont have a crystal ball handy. LOL