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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
3. If these are indeed the specs, then I think Sony just officially missed the boat. Not supporting MobiPocket, especially after Amazon's announcement, is both foolish and suicidal. They have an existing market following and user base. It's cheaper than the Kindle. If it could take advantage of ConnSTORE books, plus non-DRM books, plus Amazon's upcoming content, it would be practically invincible.
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Seems to me that Sony has put too much importance on their Connect Store. I suppose they couldn't resist the lure of the selling content cash cow.
But on the other hand, it might not be as easy as it looks from the outside. There are licensing issues and every company seems to be jealously guarding their drm. I don't expect Amazon/Mobipocket to be different It doesn't look like the customer is going to get out of the locked device/drm jungle anytime soon.
All these competing formats are a bit like playing "musical device". Dunno what will happen when the music stops.