I'm kind of pragmatic, so my problem right now is that I perceive DRMed goods as of much lower value, while their price tag doesn't reflect this. I wouldn't mind [enough to care] if the price felt right to me, but right now for the example I've given, there's no advantage over the hardcover except the delivery time, while there are several disadvantages: vendor lock-in, can't lend (which I like very much with my close group of reading friends), uncertain future, somewhat sub-par experience.
Even so, I'm with the camp that thinks that DRM is fundamentally flawed and, worse still, a bad idea. Time will tell, I guess.
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