I'd be more worried about steering malfunctions that might end up like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8zsdIQe9UQ

More students would have laptops than a Kindle (or even an iPhone), so a pdf format eBook would reach more students. Or, try uploading and selling on one of the non-proprietary multi-format eBook stores - you're not limiting your market to one hardware platform then.

... just pay me for the photos I'm taking for you too, and you can have them!

I see few answers to the 'have you used the retail version yet' question!

I've used the beta and I'm installing the retail, because unfortunately I work with clients who are going to be asking about it and wanting software to support it, so I'd better be ready.
So far the main difference (I haven't got past the installation yet) seems to be a canny install screen saying 'upgrade may take several hours to complete'. Remember good old Win '98, which could be installed in less than an hour? Seems like minutes have gone out of fashion in Redmond.

One thing about the upgrade is reassuringly familiar: 'expanding files' halts at 21% for a couple of hours before moving on. Currently (3 hours later) it's 'Completing Upgrade', which has been at 36% for the last 30 minutes.

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