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Originally Posted by Lemurion
When in doubt, look at Amazon.
There is no technical reason why a Kindle cannot read a secure mobipocket title; the only thing stopping it is Amazon's fiat which prevents the DRM servers from authorizing a Kindle PID. This is not about preventing piracy, this is all about lock-in and control.
Kindle owners are only to buy secure books from the Kindle store.
That's DRM in action. That's what it's really designed for and that's how it is used. Opening the Mobipocket DRM servers to Kindle PIDs would have precisely zero effect on piracy. All it would do is loosen Amazon's leash on Kindle owners.
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I agree that Amazon is using it in a way you described but I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that this is the purpose of DRM. I think Amazon is misusing it for their own purposes. DRM has been around for years before Amazon came on the scene with there current practice.
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