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Originally Posted by JoeD
I may have misread this thread, but is the arguement that Amazon won't let them sell ebooks _for_ the kindle that _are_ drm'd but not actually sold by Amazon?
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I think that's right.
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Where as the other platforms may support it due to using Adobe for their DRM so they don't need to sell via kobo to sell a DRM'd book that can be loaded onto the kobo?
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I think that's true too.
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If so, that would seem like a valid argument, but I'm not sure Amazon could be seen as doing anything wrong by not allowing it, unless/until they gain monopoly status.
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Well exactly but that's where the specifics of anti-competition laws come in. I'm not sure at what point it becomes a "monopoly" in those terms but Amazon the device manufacturer clearly have a large majority of the dedicated ereader market which gives Amazon the bookseller a huge advantage.