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Originally Posted by Cosimo
Perhaps it is still 'alive' because the majority of people don't really notice it exists. I'm only guessing but I would say the vast majority of people who buy a Kobo or Kindle use it exactly as those companies want them to, they buy directly on their reader or website and then sync via wifi or with their desktop app. They aren't going to encounter DRM unless they switch brands and have an expectation to take what they already own to the new platform and find out they can't.
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...which is happening to those who bought Sony readers right now, and will probably be happening to those who bought a Nook in the very near future. I would bet that Kobo will be taking over the Nook customers eventually, just like they did the Sony customers, and we will be hearing from the Nook people who go to buy a book from Kobo.com and can't read it on their Nooks because it is using Kobo's proprietary format. As I said, it's already happening to the people who use Sony's readers.
Shari