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Old 05-27-2014, 11:11 AM   #82
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Originally Posted by Dopedangel View Post
I was wondering when Charles Stross would chime in. He has been anti drm for a long time and I can say that predicted Amazon's tactics once it gets a monopoly.

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...poly-or-j.html
I stopped reading after:
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Amazon's strategy (as I noted in 2012) is to squat on the distribution channel, artificially subsidize the price of ebooks ("dumping" or predatory pricing) to get consumers hooked, rely on DRM on the walled garden of the Kindle store to lock consumers onto their platform
I thought he was an author and did his research before writing on his blog atleast
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