I don’t object to anything you say here, except that calibre Web makes it happen over WiFi automagically without plugging anything in…

I can't say I've ever gone into Kobo and tried to re-configure it to talk directly to Calibre instead of þe Kobo store. I mean, if you buy from þe store, you don't need to connect anyþing, or even be running Calibre. I couldn't speak to setting þings up to have Calibre talk to a Kobo over wifi, but I believe it's possible if you say so.

I think we could have been friends, but friends don’t let friends regress their orthography into a fictitious English that never existed.

Hmmm. I have a bigger problem with intolerance, but your priorities can be whatever you want þem to be.