I appreciate all your thoughts about the Kindle. I have one and am enjoying it immensely. It's come a long way from the Rocket ebook! I really think that the more readers we have and the more people buying ebooks, regardless of the format, DRM, etc...the better for all of us. The more of us there are, the more of a need for a uniform format.
There are some points I want to address:
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People are also very cautious when the third party has UNLIMITED access to their device, files, shopping habits ..
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Whoever you buy from has access to your shopping records. If you buy your books from Sony Connect...they know what you've bought. If you buy from Baen...they know what you bought. If concerned about Amazon seeing private files, you can add them via USB and then turn wireless off. Matter of fact you can keep wireless off and add all books via USB. Amazon, in my opinion, already has a very trusted reputation and couldn't survive without keeping and earning customer's trust.
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hey can install anything they want. They can have a look at any file. If they wanted they could find out how often you read, or even where you read a book (it is possible to track your position using cellular network).
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Why would they care how often I read? Or where I read? They'll hopefully sell hundreds of thousands of these and I doubt there is a guy sitting in Seattle wondering where I'm reading World Without End today.
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There are also people that would like to have a confirmation, or a password protection when buying books so they do not purchase book accidentally. That is impossible at the moment. You leave your Kindle unattended and a coworker makes a great practical joke of purchasing a few dozens of books in your name. Or somebody just browses and casually plays with your kindle without realizing that they are spending your money and actually buying books. Or a cat steps on your "buy now" button.
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You get a confirmation screen when you make a purchase. You get a screen that allows you to cancel your purchase when you make a purchase. You get an email confirming the purchase. You have 7 days to get a refund if someone casually and unknowingly buys a book.