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Old 01-23-2012, 02:34 PM   #55
Ken Maltby
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
Not writing a new driver, is akin to dropping the use of an older file format on a new device, or dropping the service for drm'ed products. In all cases, you lose access to your device or data. Sometimes, you lose access to the data because the device can't be used. Not because it's defective, but because the manufacturer decided that it was too old to be of use and stopped supporting it.

It's called "planned obsolescence", and it's the one thing I'm afraid of with regard to ebooks (and any other digital data such as pictures and music).

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Actually this is an advantage for eBooks, we can update/change formats
to keep them usable. We are not dependent on any corporate decision to
support or not support them. An author need never again have his/her
works "out of print" because a publisher doesn't think they can wring any
more out of them.

Luck;
Ken
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