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One reason why Sony's UMD movies for the PSP failed spectacularly. Who in their right minds are going to buy a movie a second time just so they can watch it at some ridiculously low resolution on their PSP and no other device?
I don't mind buying ebooks, but I will only buy ones that either lack DRM or have DRM that can easily be stripped. Look what happened with Microsoft's "Plays for Sure" DRM for music. They eventually abandoned it and turned off their licensing servers. The end result? My fiancee can't listen to any of her legally purchased MP3's on her new laptop. The Mp3s that were DRM free (of-course there was no way to legally obtain them at the time) of course are still working well for us.
Already, Sony has abandoned LRF/LRX for EPUB. What happens when 1,2 or maybe 3 generations down, the new Sony Reader doesn't support LRF/LRX altogether? You/I lose out, because we were stupid enough to buy a DRM'd product.
As for me, I'm going to backup any book I purchase as a non DRMd HTML file so that I can always convert it to a format I need for interacting with any digital device, now or in the future. The ridiculous thing of-course is that I am breaking a law in the US by stripping DRM on files I purchased. Yet, no-one will take legal action on corporations like MS and others that enforce DRM and then massively screw over their customers.
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