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Originally Posted by nelsonescorcio
I also still don't get it why they bought Mobipocket since they never seemed commited to the format...
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That one is easy: they used mobipocket technology to create Kindle format. And Amazon could not adopt "plain" mobipocket format, because that would have scared every other device manufacturer. Exclusivity of DRM scheme enforced by Mobipocket means that the best one can do is to create a Kindle clone? Who would buy the clone, when you can have "the real thing"?
And very poor Kindle clone that would be, considering that Whispernet is not open to any other device.