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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm not so sure. I think that it might be a case of a vocal minority and a silent majority who just don't care about it.
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As long as people is aware of what is DRM, no problem being "for" it. But I believe that most people is not in one group or the other you mentioned, they just don't know what is DRM. Not knowing is not the same as not caring.
One example: my sister had an iPod for years, and spent more than 500 dollars at the iTunes store during those years. Then her iPod died and she decided to buy a Google Phone (Android), because she preferred its features. She naturally thought that she could move her music to the new device, they are just music files after all, and
then she learned what is DRM. I guess this bad surprise happens thousands of times every day.
I am not sure if, having the question "do you mind that you probably won't be able to re-read your ebooks when your device die?", most people would answer "I don't care". AFAIK people like to see stuff they buy as their property, not a temporary thing like you do. But as I said, as long as you are aware of the issues, fine, your position is as valid as mine.