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Originally Posted by JSWolf
You choose to use Linux which is not nearly as good with eBooks as Windows. Windows is just easier to use. It's not Adobe's fault you use Linux. It's your fault. It's not Adobe's fault that Wine is a pain to get ADE 2.0.1 working. It's your fault because you chose Linux. Nobody forced you to use Linux. So don't complain about ADE just because you chose Linux.
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So, it's "my fault" I don't use the proprietary Windows and instead use the free Linux? (Oh, the irony.) But it really doesn't matter who's "fault" it is (personally I think Adobe could easily make a Linux version of ADE if they were so inclined), the fact remains that -- since DRM ePub is (for the most part) tied to Adobe, this means DRM ePubs are just as proprietary as the Amazon AZW3 format.
I can use a Kindle, without issue in Linux, so long as I buy my DRM books from Amazon. I can use a Kobo (without issue in Linux) so long as I buy my books from Kobo. Amazon has more choices -- also, in my opinion, more reliable devices (and certainly cheaper ones). If I want to borrow an ePub book from Overdrive? No issues with the Kindles. No dice with a Kobo. My Sony T2 still allows ePub downloads via its browser because it (the device itself) still has the proprietary Adobe ADE built in.
I should add ... I don't consider the lack of ADE for Linux a problem since I don't have a need for it. I think I can still buy books for my Sony via Kobo and I know I can still buy books for my Nooks via B&N. But mostly I buy books from Amazon. Non-problem solved.