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Originally Posted by HarryT
I think that the typical computer user probably thinks that clicking the "Delete" button really does delete the file - ie physically wipe it from the disk.
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There could be a case for suing the OS creators for not making the "Delete" button really delete things, then. (But it's not the user's fault, the user has no need to be aware of that and, besides, whether or not "delete" does delete things is irrelevant for the legality of selling ebooks.)
Isn't there some regulation saying that a "stand by" button should not be labelled "power off"? How would users react if "log out" at a cash dispenser would not really log out, but just let you take your credit card and stay logged in so that the next person coming in can easily withdraw cash from you account? Are consumers to blame if they dispose of their used batteries in the appropriate containers, but then the company in charge of the containers just dumps them in the garbage can?