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Originally Posted by l_macd
Fair point dordale, they do actively try to close loopholes, I simply forgot about that fact. It's the one thing that I don't see any real sense in, up to a point yes, but continually trying to lock it down, closing simple 'hacks' like adding your own custom fonts, seems a little much.
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There have been reports that it is possible to send the KPW1 into a boot loop with some fonts, making it reboot over and over again until the battery is empty. It's almost impossible to get the font off of the Kindle again, basically bricking the device for anyone except the most tech-savvy hackers.
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I still don't see a dramatic move towards the slightly scary future that has been suggested...... but can appreciate why some people might think it possible.
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Changes like that are never dramatic as it would cause an uproar. A bit here... a bit there... a bit less local functionality in 2013, a new function that's cloud-only in 2014... and in 2017, the Kindle 9 will be completely online-only.
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I'd be another that would simply run in the opposite direction if it were to happen though!
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I think there would be many on Mobileread. Many of us buy huge amounts of books (and not only at Amazon); so many that they have to be stashed away to be read later. If an e-reader does have any side-loading features, it basically obsoletes older books you've bought outside of the eco-system of the reader's manufacturer.
Amazon wouldn't care too much, as they have their own huge ebook store and their own format. Kobo would not be able to follow a non-sideloading path, as their reader is compatible with all EPUB-sellers. They could of course push their KEPUB format as the only format for their readers (and consequently, stop selling EPUB) and just declare that they don't do EPUB-readers nor EPUB-books anymore.
IMHO, if Amazon and/or Kobo would follow paths like this, we'd return to the dark ages of e-reading (again).