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  but Kindle books are DRMed and iTunes music isn't.
...anymore. iTunes books have DRM. iTunes music had DRM for years. DRM is the way you get big media to shift business models. Without DRM they'll happily forgo the new revenue stream and die slowly. So you first concede on the DRM point and restrict content just to begin the transition to the new model. 10 years after Napster major labels finally allow (most of) their music to be sold DRM-free. Print publishers will get there too.


Oh, I completely agree. The earlier post was specifically talking about "the music platform iTunes represents" so I didn't understand what the comparison there was and how it ended up with happier feelings toward Kindle.




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