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Originally Posted by Sirtel
... If they also discontinue D&T, then that's it for Mac owners, for example. Kindle for Mac can no longer be used to deDRM.
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It's not quite so dire. If there's no D&T and no Kindle for Mac, Mac users can use virtual machine software to run Kindle for PC on their Mac. They can also use an old Kindle that still downloads .azw3 or .mobi and transfer those files from Kindle to computer via USB. And they can try running Android emulator software to get Kindle for Android working.
So while things aren't looking good, it's premature to say, "If they also discontinue D&T, then that's it for Mac owners."
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Originally Posted by John F
... And I would guess that if enough Mac users want to remove DRM, the DRM will be hacked. They could even buy a cheap PC ...
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No need to buy a cheap PC. You can run Windows on a Mac using virtual machine software.
As for DRM being hacked, I suspect that will continue. However, I think the willingness of hackers to share the fruits of the labors will decrease since the more widely shared it is, the quicker Amazon will be to block it again. It's a game of whack-a-mole and Amazon is becoming an increasingly aggressive player. Even noDRM is trying not to attract too much attention by not updating the official release (10.0.3) so that people have to hunt for the version that works (10.0.9 or the alpha release).