Thread: ADE3 - the reason not to upgrade to Kobo's next device firmware
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Old 01-27-2014, 12:59 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by l_macd View Post
Not specifically related to Kobo, but considering the discussion in the news forum seems to suggest that library books are the most likely to be affected by new ADE3 DRM, does that mean Kobo, Sony etc will be forced to provide updates for their old ereaders so people can continue to read library books, or is there a danger that if you own ereaders that are no longer sold (like Kobo Wifi, Sony 350) you will end up not being able to read library books on them?
I very much doubt any maker of ereaders will treat an update to an old ereader so it can read library books any kind of priority. It's more likely they would expect the reader to by a new ereader.
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