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Originally Posted by GoingDown
What harm can be caused by hacking non-advertising devices (other than you could possibly copy & remote drm from the books, which can be done already by other means)?
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About the same amount of that can be done in hacking advertising devices. IMO. I don't think the advertising is that big of deal. It could just be a marketing gimmick to appear to make the device cheaper, thus selling more kobos, thus more people using the Kobo store.
Whereas hacking could make it easier/more likely to bypass the Kobo store. Kobo wants you to use their store, it is another revenue stream for them. The cost of the Kobo is relatively cheap in the hopes of driving more people to the Kobo store.
Yet you bought the device, you paid for it, you should be able to do what you want with it.
I can see both sides of the argument.