Thread: Amazon, B&N, Kobo: iOS aps to be pulled in June
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Old 03-04-2011, 02:55 PM   #477
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Originally Posted by snipenekkid View Post
Nobody has directly mentioned the real reason one cannot read DRM EPUB and DRM MOBI/Amazon on the same dedicated reader device. It is the owners of the DRM scheme used that prevent devices from supporting multiple DRM schemes. Adobe and the old MOBI were both at fault for this situation. MOBI would not allow a device maker to license their DRM unless it was exclusive and Adobe took the same position with their DRM, ADE which is currently used in a HUGE number of titles.
Not true. You can use Adept (Adobe DRM) on the same device as MOBI DRM (if Amazon allowed it). Adobe has nothing to fear because it is the de facto standard for epub.
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