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Old 12-15-2009, 10:04 PM   #11
hybernation
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Originally Posted by Nate the great View Post
Amazon-0, everyone not Amazon +1

Okay, that's a bit simplistic, but I'm pleased to see the one, the ebook market is getting crowded; and two, most all the new stores only sell Epub. Each new store is 1 more blow against vendor lock in, and 1 more blow in favor of universal compatibility.
It's more then simplistic, it's misleading. Most of the people jumping on the Epub bandwagon are doing so using Adobe's DRM for Epub. YUK. Have you ever used their software? VERY restrictive. Everyone is getting locked into ONE DRM VENDOR and this is very bad. So what if you can buy the same Adobe DRM'ed vendor from more than one bookstore? You are still a victim of "vendor lock-in"!
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