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Originally Posted by rlauzon
What denotes a "device"? Can you de-register a device? Say, you decide to upgrade your PC - can you remove the old PC from the list?
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A device appears to be a computer, laptop, reader, another reader, etc. And yes: de-registration is what I was trying to say with the comment "this is supposed to be straightforward to set up and change" -- by change I meant unregister and register devices.
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Originally Posted by rlauzon
And, of course, 6 devices is what it is today, but what about tomorrow? DRM-supporting companies (like Apple, for example) have already shown that they are quite willing to change the DRM terms, without notice, without concent and without compensation to the customers.
And what happens to your eBooks after Sony drops their online store because no one is buying DRMed eBooks?
All in all, like you said:
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Originally Posted by NatCh
Of course, we now know that we have the option of using files from sources other than the Connect Store, so we can avoid it entirely if we so choose.
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So the DRM mess shouldn't hinder the Sony device. |
Yup, they can change it whenever they like, and their store may very well not make it long-term, particularly if something like the OpenReader standard actually gets off the ground.
But as you point out, the DRM mess seems to be encouragingly unrestrictive on the device itself -- and that's primarily what I'm interested in.
