JGray: I can understand why the OP of a thread might think that a subsequent post is directed solely at them, but mine really wasn't. Certain posts that followed yours -- posts in which people sounded reticent to switch brands out of what seemed to be loyalty in the abstract -- warranted a response, I felt, which encouraged them to be more promiscuous.
I did, however, find it curious that you anticipated ways in which you thought I might respond (which, truthfully, I never would) and then proceeded to answer as if I had.
My point was only that anyone who joins Team [insert name of company] should realize their loyalty will not be returned. Knowing that, people should feel free to be brand-polygamous if they like or stay true to one and minimize compatibility issues if they prefer. Refraining from buying one brand or another for political reasons is certainly an option, too.
Given the absence of our old familiar fail-safes, why shouldn't we revel in our one nigh-limitless freedom, which is to pursue consumer options?
And does anyone ever admit to fighting the bad fight?
If you're missing a steed, you're welcome to try mine instead.
(Edit: And of course, my steed offer is merely playing with
on steed/instead, and isn't meant to inflict any admonishments or bonus posturing in what I hope continues to be an innocent and harmless exchange.)
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Originally Posted by jgray
Oh, I can de-DRM and covert formats with the best of them. I've been e-reading since LONG before Amazon bought Mobipocket (I remember when a Palm Pilot was the hot new gadget).
My resistance to the Kindle format is simply that after all these years, we finally have an ebook format that everyone (but Amazon) supports. epub is the standard, even though we are still hampered with DRM (and most DRM on epub seems to be of the Adobe variety).
I am doing my small bit and fighting the good fight. One day, DRM on ebooks will be gone, just like it is on MP3 music files. DRM is evil and only inconveniences the average user. Yes, I can remove it and really "own" the books I purchase. The average smuck can only rent what they paid money for.
And lest you think that my little protest and that of others will have no effect, I also remember when most popular software came on floppy disks and was "protected". Enough users complained about this that now you rarely see "protected" software any more.
Now where did I leave that suit of armor and my steed?
Joe
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