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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Why do you assume they don't think about it already? Isn't also perfectly plausible that many people just don't give as much of a sh!t about it as you (or others) think they should? (Either that, or
they do, and they've already come up with a way to appease their own personal sense of "ownership")
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Every time I talk with someone that is contemplating getting a Kindle or has just bought one (the only two moments when this type of talk is interesting to "non-technical people") I find out that they haven't the faintest idea of what "buying a book" for their Kindle means. They know that you pay the money and you get the book on your device, and that's it.
At the moment, maybe they "don't give as much of a sh!t". When, ten years after, they want to change ebook vendor they will find out. I don't see why misleading marketing and abusive terms of service should be tolerated simply because there's people who is not careful enough (if you prefer: gullible) to fall for it without taking countermeasures (e.g.: strip DRM and backup).
Do you have data confirming that the general public of Kindle (or iPod or...) users knows what the terms of service are?