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Originally Posted by fjtorres
The big fail here is that Adept's sole added value is interoperability and anything that undercuts it renders it worse than useless because of the precedent; not only can they cut you off from the books you paid for, they will *have* actually done it. People trusted their devices would be compatible with the generic stores. That is no longer a guarantee. Now or ever again. The entire generic ebook ecosystem is built on quicksand.
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Or, just redefine "interoperable" to mean "download our custom (DRM) app to any of your tablets/phones"! Whatevs. Personally, one of the reasons I rip is because I don't want to be burdened with remembering where I got Book X when I feel like reading it. (Go to Calibre, pop a copy on my Dropbox, and I'm GTG.)
Nonetheless, as time goes on, these retailers will simply turn around and say "Hey, we gave you a solution to getting to your books." And I'd actually sympathize. Because otherwise, their support costs are going to be primarily Adobe-related, as it craps out all over the world.