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To clarify for "AnemicOak" (an ill oak in Minnesota?) My post expressed my impression of
the situation based on what appears to be the results in the marketplace. I have no
leaked e-mails, interdepartmental memos, or whistle blower testimony, and the interworkings of such corporations are seldom made public. I too would love to have
more factual information on this subject, from any who have been involved in the process.
That a company would go to the trouble to develop/adapt a DRM system that restricted
the use of the ebooks they sell to only those devices and applications that they sell/control, is a considerable expense and commitment on their part. Such actions are
not often taken without some potential profit in mind.
I have no proof that "they" have made it a part of their negotiations with authors and
publishers, and it could be that no overt actions are part of the process. It would be
odd though if they went to the trouble to create their own proprietary DRM and
neglected to promote it. That they allow no other DRM on the books they sell might
indicate something, as well.
Luck;
Ken
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