Thread: Defective by Design is targeting the Kindle
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Old 12-16-2007, 10:37 AM   #37
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Originally Posted by SanAntone View Post
Why are we blaming Sony and Amazon? Isn't it the book publishers that are insisting on DRM before they will allow their books to be sold?
I suspect that they're targeting Amazon because the Kindle is getting a lot of press recently so it's a way to piggyback on it. Sony because they're using the same business model. Just an inexpensive way to mass market their point of view.

There are things that are outside of Sony and Amazon's control but they do have options. For example they could allow DRM free open standard formats when the publishers and authors permitted it. I personally think the criticism is justified, it's certainly not all their fault but they're not blameless innocents either.
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