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Old 05-19-2009, 08:08 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Nate the great View Post
Yes you can. All you need is the Windows software.
I bought an ebook reader so I wouldn't have to read on my computer. Just like I imagine others bought an ebook reader so they wouldn't have to read on an iPhone.

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
The point is that Amazon is a major player in the bookmarket. Sony isn't.
Which goes back to my original post in this thread.

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Originally Posted by Sporadic View Post
You know who else does 1-3? Valve with Steam...

and yet they are hailed as champions against oppressive DRM.

I think a better question is, would Amazon be getting as much flak from nerds if they weren't on top of the pile and if the publishers were doing something worse?

Sony isn't much better and they only open up when they fall behind in market share.
With Amazon being perceived as the "evil" company, alot of people are pushing Sony's stuff which is just laughable to me. You think they would have added ePub and Adobe DRM protected PDF support if Amazon didn't pick up so much steam or if they were unopposed with Amazon's marketshare? No, no chance in hell.

Last edited by Sporadic; 05-19-2009 at 08:34 AM.
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