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Originally Posted by taustin
I think you are unfamiliar with the profound incompetence that B&N can show at times, in virtually all aspects of their business. Assuming my wild-assed speculation is correct (and I don't think it is), the following would be the result:
First, it interferes with legitimate customers' using their purchases.
Second, the unannounced nature of the change has seriously damaged their relationship with their customers.
Third, as the Greasmonkey script shows, it doesn't actually stop you from downloading squat.
But it has the earmarks of a panic stricken, hastily thrown together fix to a problem they just discovered. It's plausible that's the "security fix" they're referring to, but highly unlikely.
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I think they just don't want to support the platform, period. It's always been a bit buggy and they probably figure/hope/stupidly guess that it "forces" people to buy a device. I know the one time I downloaded it, it was nothing but problems. That's not to say that it never worked, but it's not a money maker for them. So any excuse to deep-six it. I'm sure some marketing person somewhere thinks it is a brilliant move. NO one bothers to ask customers how they may or may not use a feature/app. Couple that with publishers who keep trying to LIMIT options and potty mark/lock documents, and you have this sort of things happen. And don't get me wrong. I am first in line when it comes to being against piracy/illegal file sharing. But you have to let the customer actually access and use the product or you've lost the war before you started any kind battle.