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Old 04-01-2011, 05:58 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by stonetools View Post
[B]Cloud ebook access presumes downloading and caching in the browser to cover
the times when you're not connected. HTML5 apparently has the capability to
do that in such a way that the data is sprinkled all over the browser in
pieces that are very hard to reassemble into a coherent digital file for
passing along. So it works as DRM.

You're quite right that the cloud for ebook wouldn't work if you had to have
persistent connectivity to read a book.
Will I be able to read my ebooks on my Sony, my iTouch, and any other device I buy in future, until the day I die?

Will I be able to load and listen to my music/audiobooks on my Clip+, my iTouch, my car stereo, and any other devices I buy in future, until the day I die?

If the answer is "no" to any of the above, why would I have any interest in "the cloud"?
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