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New Kindle DX falls short?

Posted Mon, 05/11/2009 - 02:12 by Richard Adler
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http://theroot.com/print/11314

This really is getting tiresome. It appears even the allegedly pdf-friendly Kindle DX may still have problems converting files due to Amazon's insistence on its own proprietary format. I haven't had a chance to see the DX directly, so I have to withhold judgment for now, but I have to say, if the reviewer is correct, I wouldn't be surprised.

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Kindle owners find out about DRM's ever-present threat - Ars Technica

Posted Mon, 04/20/2009 - 09:55 by paulbhartzog
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http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/04/amazon-kindle-incidents-high...

if DRM is a waste of time, then why are people still willing to use DRM devices?

I think that what is inevitable here is NOT the end of DRM, but the evolution of DRM into something that is so convenient and loose that most people will still use the devices. At which point, only the true-believers will avoid DRM.

This is common in technology evolution, as most people will put up with any injustice or bad design as long as they get some minimum of satisfaction.

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Shirky: Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable

Posted Sun, 03/15/2009 - 00:22 by Richard Adler
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http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/03/newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthink...

If I can put out one essay as well done as this in my life, I'll be a very happy person. This just became the piece I will send to people who don't 'get it' but have enough of a brain that they ought to. His vision is apocalyptic, and that is not always the way to approach this, depending on to whom you're talking. But sometimes shock is the best way to get people's attention, and this would certainly generate that.

The entire essay could be excerpted, but I'll go with these for here:

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