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Don't get me wrong; I hate DRM as much as anyone (well, maybe not as much as some people, but as much as most people).
But Kindles, as devices, read files with DRM, but also work with files without DRM. So isn't that the same as pretty much every e-book reader on the planet? (I'm genuinely ignorant about the Sony and the Cybook and so on in this regard, so if I'm wrong and most e-book readers won't read files with DRM, feel free to point this out.)
But given that, isn't our beef more with the Amazon e-books that have DRM? (Like there are Sony e-books that have DRM and Fictionwise e-books that have DRM and so on?)
If that's the case, I would think there's no reason to feel like a leper for wanting a Kindle of whichever type. Get the Kindle and buy DRM-free e-books where they are available. If you can square it with your conscience, buy DRMed ones when you can't get DRM-free. (Goodness knows I do.)
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