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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I don't know how long Amazon thinks it can get away with adding user benefits instead of taking them away like they're supposed to be doing. 
It's no excuse, of course (especially for the stealth implementation); but part of me wonders if B&N's hand wasn't forced by publishers in this regard. And rather than trying to explain to those idiots how easily these new "security" measures could be circumvented (since all present devices still NEED to be able to download the files--hence the reason for only removing the download links, and not the actual files being served), they chose to make the token effort to appease them.
They'd need to push firmware updates to all Nooks if they wanted to change the location or download method for those files. Not to say that they couldn't very well be heading down that path eventually, but... man! I just can't imagine anyone thinking this stealth-move made sense.  |
I also think it was the publishers pushing them to do this.
I wonder how many people who buy at B&N don't own a Nook? Those people won't be buying at B&N anymore if it's made difficult for them. I wouldn't think they can afford to lose any customers even if it's not a large number.