Thread: Jetbook's View of e-Ink
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Old 08-11-2009, 05:29 PM   #87
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Another shady practice is selling the Jetbook in a mainstream store without mentioning the fact that is does not handle any eBooks with DRM. This means that people who purchase it thinking they can read some of the latest NYT bestsellers, they will find they cannot the hard way. Bed, Bath & Beyond is not a shop techies shop for electronics. So most likely it will be Mom & Pop shoppers who see the Jetbook and think it might be a nice thing to have. Boy will they be wrong.
Jon, I can't believe it took you this long to bring up the BBB/DRM issue.

Again I think it comes down to caveat emptor (Let the buyer beware). Before I plunk down almost $200 bucks for anything, I'm knowing exactly what I'm getting.
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