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Originally Posted by JSWolf
As to DRM, I know for sure, that I could never get my mother a Jetbook unless I supported her. She's the type of person I was referring to. One who does not know anything about DRM, would not know about DRM stripping or file conversion. So for people like her, she'd need a device that would have DRM where she can purchase eBooks that she likes and use them as is. I do see there being more people like this then people who are able to strip DRM and convert.
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My mother would be the same, for that matter so would Hubby. If he can't find the eBook he wants and 'just read it' then there isn't any point to it. He is a typical consumer, he wants to be able to 'buy & use' without any additional steps. He's also not interested in searching for 'alternate authors' when the ones he wants to read are only available with DRM. I would never be able to purchase a Jetbook for him.
I love the form factor of the Jetbook, but without some DRM support I don't see it going 'mainstream' for a while. Then again, perhaps they are happy with their current sales projections and don't want to be 'mainstream,' or perhaps they are waiting till the DRM dust settles to jump in.