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Originally Posted by JSWolf
proprietary technology is the term used here. I think the author doesn't quite understand that AZW is not really proprietary technology but the same old with a new lock and key. if it wasn't for the DRM, AZW would be Mobipocket plain and simple. So really, it's not proprietary technology except for the DRM.
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The word "proprietary" simply means "somebody's property". Amazon's property, in fact. They own and control the Mobipocket file format. To use the term "proprietary" to describe AZW/Mobi file formats is entirely correct.