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Originally Posted by rkomar
Everyone who is okay with DRM because they can strip it off at the moment, think about what it will mean for you when you can no longer do so.
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Yeah, at a minimum you have to spend your time constantly "upgrading" your stripping script. It's like dealing with computer viruses, which is why the term "DRM infected" is a good one.
I strip DRM to move my Kindle books to my Sony, and vice-versa. Personally, for portable reading, I prefer the Sony 300 to the Kindle or any of the others I've seen, including the Kobo, the Nook, the iPad, the iPhone and a few others. (I wish I preferred my Sony 350 to all the others, but I don't have one.) The EBR I like best is my DX, which unfortunately is only portable in the sense that I have to carry it around in a bag if I want to have it with me. So for home and air travel, it's the DX, but otherwise I use the 300.
So long as specific EBRs are locked into (or out of) specific stores, I hope to be able to continue stripping the DRM. At some point, I might not be able to keep up. By then, maybe the publishers will be less paranoid about pirating.