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Originally Posted by 6charlong
ePub is an international, tax free, open standard but what matters is that they use a standard for how files are structured and how DRM is applied. There is no collusion involved in setting industry standards so use ePub or anything else, any standard would be better than this free-for-all that benefits no one except the fear mongers.
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The problem is, unlike DVD/BD/Ultraviolet, epub is *not* a consumer product definition. It is also a pathetic excuse for a "standard". (Check the threads about epub3 for details. Rants on this can go for hours.)
The people behind epub have three times chosen *not* to define a consumer level standard: all they care about is defining a standard for their internal use and for their customers. Which are the distributors and big retailers, not consumers.
As evidenced by this brouhaha, consumers are literally the last concern of Adobe and its clients.