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Originally Posted by JSWolf
So unless Amazon want a riot on their hands, KF8 will not be dropped.
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Couldn't they limit you to KFX if they determined that all the devices registered to your account support that format? I'm thinking Amazon applies DRM based on your Kindle's serial number, since that's what you enter into the DeDRM plugin. Amazon would certainly know if a device with a certain serial number supports KFX.
If they did this, there would probably be a rush to buy older used devices to register, but eventually those old devices would dry up and customers couldn't find anymore to purchase.
Amazon could also simply drop support for older non-KFX devices. They announce that you can no longer buy new eBooks for your old device (but your previously purchased eBooks would still work on it). Microsoft does stuff like this all the time.
"Oh, you want to run a newer version of Windows? Well, first you have to upgrade your CPU to a 64 core 5 bazillionhertz model, and increase your memory to 512 terrabytes. Otherwise, you'll just have to continue running your older version of Windows. And by the way, we don't support that older version anymore, and we won't be supplying any more software updates for it. Good luck, and thanks for supporting Microsoft!"
People are accustomed to Microsoft doing things like this, so why would they get all bent out of shape if Amazon started doing it? Compared to the number of Windows users, the number of Kindle users is probably minuscule. Not enough for Amazon to worry about at all.