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Originally Posted by HarryT
Much as I respect Mr Stross's views, I strongly disagree with him about that. I don't think the typical punter is even aware of DRM. They buy from Amazon because of their great bookstore and customer service.
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Whether the average punter is aware of it or not, DRM is there, and prevents them from easily transferring their Kindle book to a nook or a Sony reader. And the ones who aren't aware of it have no idea how to get around it (or that it even can be gotten around). That's Stross' point, and while he may well be overstating it, it's a valid point.
(But what will kill Amazon's dominance, if anything does, is that consumers just don't like buying from them as much as they do other vendors. And while they do dominate the market, it's hardly a monopoly, and never really was.)