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Old 12-29-2010, 04:34 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
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.
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.
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