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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Tuesday 19 May 2009 11:04 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> In article <7506605.bWZ3ikUJsO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Bigger screen than Kindle, no DRM.
>>
>> There's no DRM on the free content I've put on my Kindle, either.
>>
>> The only DRM is on the non-free content, which I *can* read on my
>> Kindle, and Chris cannot read on his XO legally. Based on your past
>> positions, you should be cheering for the Kindle, as it provides choice:
>> I can read free content without DRM, or I can choose to accept DRM in
>> order to gain access to a large amount of content that is not otherwise
>> available. Or have you decided that choice is bad now?
>
> Anything you can download/buy in numerous formats, including PDF, you can
> read on the XO, except for DRM'd books.
>
> Have you decided that DRM is good now?
> Have you decided that fair use is bad now?
>
> And what was that you were saying about /my/ "obsession" with a certain COLA
> "personality"?
The trolls attack a straw man. The point is that buying Kindle gives credence
to DRM. Just as buying an XBox to install Linux on it can still help
Microsoft...
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