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Originally Posted by pssquirrel
I agree that Sony readers are going to be royally screwed if this new hardened DRM gets enforced.
Unlike Kobo, Sony has never been big on updating software (which hasn't been much of a problem because the software is pretty good to start with). The last software update for the T2 was November 2012, over a year ago. Perhaps Sony will update the T3 (the latest model), but I really doubt they will bother updating the T2, T1, and older models, especially since they seem to be pulling out of the ereader market.
If Kobo upgrades to ACS 5 and enforces this new hardened DRM, I'm sure they will update their Kobo readers. But will anything be done for Sony orphans? I doubt it. Does Adobe realize this? Do they care?
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The T1 was also updated to 1.0.5.11130 at the same time as the T2 update, but it was a very minor change:
- Unable to login to the Reader™ Store
- Removal of Google Books™ (dependent on Country / Region setting) as it is no longer supported via the Reader Store
I think they also may have plugged a vulnerability that allowed rooting the T1 with that update. My T1 is still on the previous update (1.0.04.12210) which was 6 months or a year before 1.0.5.11130. I seriously doubt they will release a major upgrade with a new RMSDK for the T1 (or the T2) although I could see them releasing a minor update to point the Sony Store to Kobo.
Edit: Actually, I misread the dates. The T1 was last updated in November 2012 and the T2 was last updated in November 2013, so the the last update for the T1 was over a year ago. I seriously doubt that Sony will update the T1's firmware... even to push customers to Kobo. I could be wrong, though.