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Originally Posted by BobR
But what I really wanted to point out in this editorial is that the one obvious example of a DRM that isn't broken (yet) is the eReader DRM. What's remarkable about this exception is not that eReader DRM is so unbreakable that no one has been able to do it. What is remarkable is what appears to me to be the distinguishing feature that causes it to be left alone... it is remarkably user friendly!
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Although I agree with you (to some extent) that eReader is user-friendly, I disagree with your premise as to why nobody has cracked eReader DRM so far.
In most circumstances, crackers don't crack a protection for the sake of customers who find it cumbersome to deal with. Crackers crack protections to gain respect and fame in the underground scene, as well as for personal satisfaction. There's always a competition among crackers and cracking groups in who'd be the first to bring out a crack for this or that application, game, or platform (e.g. XBox).
So why has nobody (at least officially) cracked eReader yet? Because given its limited audience, a crack for it wouldn't make a big furore in mainstream magazines. The cracker would miss what's most important to him: fame. Like you said, Bob, the "big boys" were all cracked - because only the big boys cause enough trouble for news agencies to write about and subsequently for the cracker to dwell in fame.