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Originally Posted by twowheels
I would argue that most people here FAR OVERSTATE the difficulty that non-technical people experience with DRM. I bought my mom a Kindle, spent 15 minutes showing her how to use it, and haven't once had to deal with a technical support issue in two years, and she's nearly completely technology illiterate.
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It's not about technical difficulties. It is, as corny as it sounds, about freedom.
DRM isn't an issue if you stay within the walled garden. It's a beautiful garden, and if you are not curious about what's outside of it, or, heaven forbid, want to venture beyond the tall walls with the spikes on top, you won't feel trapped.
DRM becomes an issue if you want actual choice or have a desire to properly own the e-books you have purchased. Because with DRM, the only way out of the garden is naked and without anything you bought while you dwelled inside it. (Unless you don't mind doing what amounts to breaking the law.)