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Originally Posted by kranu
From the standpoint of most companies, it is better to have DRM than not to have it at all.
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Right, and we both, most here in MR, are consumers. I want free DRM books. I like freedom, in terms of DRM. I don't care about the format, we have Calibre for that.
And I keep my position. DRM schemes are not good for end users and are not actually stoping or avoiding piracy. A watermark style protection (like your name printed on each page) looks like a smarter way to me, without forcing you to keep using the same ereader all the time.
Do you really think all these DRM stuff is to minimize piracy? please ... this is about ecosystems and money, and Apple to force users to read on Apple readers, B&N on Nooks, and Amazon books on Kindle related apps and hardware, with the advantage that Amazon has a bigger selection and better support for their customers (notice I'm talking about DRM books, I can read free mobi books on my Kindle already)