Yes the cloud sync and the marketplace are great , with some reservations on licensing and ownership.

The device itself is neglected, underpowered, unresponsive, unreliable , sluggish with a terrible UI.

Decompose the concept.

> The device itself is neglected, underpowered, unresponsive, unreliable , sluggish with a terrible UI.

UI is great! I can easily read on the thing. What is “terrible”? Who cares if the device is underpowered or whatever? I tap on the screen and things happen. I’ve owned nearly every kindle ever released and never had any of the complaints you do.

It’s great for reading, I’m not mining bitcoin on the thing.

It’s an excellent single-use device.

What exactly do you want the Kindle to be?

UI controls are not responsive. Search is slow . Keyboard latency is frustrating. Large books overwhelm the device (try reading a study bible ) . Switching books is slow . Seeking pages is slow . The UI is clumsy and inconsistent – some appearance adjustments are on the top menu and some are in settings. Settings and menu design model is inconsistent .

Despite being a mature device it has the design and performance of a beta product

Yeah dang didn’t realize I’ve been so underwhelmed by my Kindles over the years.