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Originally Posted by Alisa
I have to admit I'd just assumed their music stance applied to ebooks and they'd eliminate DRM if they could.
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Differences being that they entered the MP3 world in a much more mature state, against a leading competitor that was using DRM and selling their own hardware. In ebooks, Amazon is the ones selling the hardware and hoping to gain/maintain the leading position in a less mature market.
I'd like to believe Bezos, but actions haven't matched his words, at least to this point. We shall see...