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Originally Posted by BobR
With eReader, you can install on Palm or PPC or other eReader platforms, they have free versions of the reader software and you can even loan it to a friend if you are willing to type in your credit card number into their device. (No, the credit card number is not even stored there, it's just used on the fly to create a hash code to verify the credentials.)
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But, once again, we have DRM that locks content not to a person, but to something that a person has. Something that is impermanent.
How long do you normally keep a credit card?
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Originally Posted by BobR
So could it be that the DRM schemes that serve the customer the best, and show reasonable flexibility in their impositions, are also the ones that are less likely to become targets for avoidance.
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In the case of eReader, most likely because the pain hasn't reached unbearable levels.
But let's wait and see what happens when the new eInk readers come out and the people who bought eReader books can't read them on their new eBook reader.