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MobiPocket won't license the MOBI format to a 3rd party unless they get exclusivity (no other ebook DRM support). In theory, this does not prevent someone from downloading reader software for an alternative format, but at present there are no suitable alternative down loadable readers for E-Ink devices. For Linux, Adobe Digital Editions may be the first candidate (not likely to run on existing E-Ink devices without vendor support though). I think eReader, for example, could easily gain market share by releasing a Linux reader targeting Nokia Internet tablets, the iLiad, Linux Desktops and MIDs. There may be down loadable reader options for WinCE based devices such as the Astak Mentor, although (at least initially) they are likely to be older (WinCE 3.0) versions of the software.
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