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manchuia · 07-21-2008, 01:05 PM

I actually really laughed at the "30 - 40 years" comment. Not in a mean spirited way, but .. just sit and do the math.

30 years ago was 1979.

If you spent 2000- 3000 on a computer back then (which early adopters / companies did) and then tried to use it for ANYTHING a computer (even an iphone) is used for today. You would be dissapointed.

30 - 40 years from now I don't hope to be using the same reader I am now. I really don't expect to be using the same reader 3- 4 years from now.

The DRM issue should not be a primary one as there will always be somebody out there who (if even for a price) will figure out a way to break it open for you and allow you to move your purchases to a different machine.

07-21-2008, 01:05 PM	#18
manchuia Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 384 Join Date: May 2008 Device: In under a month I will have had both Sonys and a Kindle	I actually really laughed at the "30 - 40 years" comment. Not in a mean spirited way, but .. just sit and do the math. 30 years ago was 1979. If you spent 2000- 3000 on a computer back then (which early adopters / companies did) and then tried to use it for ANYTHING a computer (even an iphone) is used for today. You would be dissapointed. 30 - 40 years from now I don't hope to be using the same reader I am now. I really don't expect to be using the same reader 3- 4 years from now. The DRM issue should not be a primary one as there will always be somebody out there who (if even for a price) will figure out a way to break it open for you and allow you to move your purchases to a different machine.