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Originally Posted by tench
I think the original point was more about format rather than DRM--why won't they sell epub, either DRM'd or not? That's the mystery to me.
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Well, DRM'ed ePub would require them to pay Adobe for their software.
(Remember the Adobe snit when they added drm-free PDF but refused to license ADEPT?)
It would also double their back end costs for having to maintain two separate server/vending/DRM-tracking systems. And it doesn't look like that cost doubling would result in a doubling of market share.
Finally, assuming they did sell ePub and it did increase their share any higher: how soon before the antitrust whining/whinging began?
