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Originally Posted by Barcey
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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In that light, since both platforms allow users to load material that is not purchased in their store, and not DRM'd, I'd say that Sony and Amazon have a lot less to be blamed for than the publishers that insist their materials have DRM or they will not be sold.