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Originally Posted by brecklundin
proprietary devices and content/format wars will be the end of it or at the least stunt the growth of the whole market.
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There will always be cracks, converters, firmware alternatives, etc... If I, for some reason, loved the Kindle unit, I can rest assured that sooner or later, someone will come out with a compatible firmware, such as OpenInkPot or the like, that is tailored to it's manyfold buttons.
Proprietary devices with their formats are going to go by the wayside. It will not last very long. Many DRM formats are losing the DRM, and it will not be very long until the proprietary units will loosen their tie and let their hair down and allow more formats to be used.
At least, this will take place in my own little world.