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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
I thought they dropped all those formats back when they dumped everyone's books in, was it 2005?
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Sure, but e-books weren't on everyone's radar in 2005 the way they are now. There are e-book gadgets on display at the local Borders now. People who had no clue about e-books in 2005 are now buying Kindles. So in 2005, the outrage was confined to a few first-adopter geeks - when they do this now, they'll piss off a lot more people. Note the question that started this thread - the newbie in question is obviously new to the DRM debate. When Amazon drops the Kindle (and they will), that newbie may well be one of the people clamoring for their money back.