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Originally Posted by A Lurker
If we have a way of removing DRM from kfx files on the device, then why are people upset about losing the D&T function? Perhaps I'm missing something, but it looks like we just need to switch from getting .azw files from Amazon's website to getting the kfx files from our devices? Is there a downside to this?
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Downsides
1. For devices later than the PW1, you get KFX, if azw3 was on D&T, which is inferior to the azw3 format. Amazon mess with images and formatting etc more.
2. For devices currently getting FW updates (5.17 as I write), it's likely that the encryption could change and then you can read on a different device.
3. It needs WiFi. Not everyone has that.
4. The device may wear out or battery die. That doesn't matter for D&T. Any PW3 era devices or earlier may need new batteries. The battery (really a cell) in some Kindles can't be replaced, so a new Kindle is needed, which other isn't if you read on something else.
5. Newer Kindles use MTP which is more awkward than USB Mass storage on older devices, especially on Mac and Linux. Curiously MTP is easier than USB Mass Storage with Calibre and Crostini Linux on a currently supported ChromeBook (older ones are different).
6. It's more awkward getting the Kindle to download and transfer from it than using D&T.