I don't think DRM will disappear until B&N or Amazon goes under and people are left with lots of ebooks they can no longer read, at least when their devices break or wear out. Also possible that ebook formats could shift quickly enough to leave some people and their devices ebooks behind.
DRM is bad on so many levels that I wish it a quick death. Ownership of ebooks that people 'buy' is a lie that these stores should be called out on. I'm only buying DRM free ebooks from now on except in rare circumstances. If everyone took that approach then DRM would be gone tomorrow, Amazon would insist on it.
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