tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post7879091944577305399..comments2024-02-01T12:31:52.518-05:00Comments on Personanondata: MediaWeek (Vol 7, No 7); Rain in Fiction, Library of Congress Holdings, MOOCs, Adobe Killer + MoreMChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121709548793388116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post-47949860897376955322014-02-18T09:25:07.321-05:002014-02-18T09:25:07.321-05:00Adobe the prostitute is far far better!
Thanks fo...Adobe the prostitute is far far better!<br /><br />Thanks for the qualification.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121709548793388116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post-48706868409378332712014-02-18T09:22:42.880-05:002014-02-18T09:22:42.880-05:00Quote: "Adobe has issued a proclamation that ...Quote: "Adobe has issued a proclamation that starting in July, the vast majority of e-reader apps and hardware devices will not be able to read purchased eBooks anymore."<br /><br />Not so. Amazon's Kindle dominates the ebook market and has its own encryption system, which is unaffected. The same is true of Apple's iBooks and the other major players. Use your own encryption and you don't have to pay Adobe.<br /><br />This only applies to ereaders who use Adobe's encryption system, mostly minor players with small market shares, certainly not any "vast majority."<br /><br />And "issued a proclamation"? As far as I know, no one has appointed Adobe king. The remark also implies that the proclamation will change things. It won't. All that's happening is that Adobe now has a new encryption scheme ebook retailers can use. If ebook vendors continue to use the old encryption scheme, it'll make no difference to legacy ebook readers. More recent news has Adobe stepping back from any July deadline. This change may end up taking years. Goodereader in fact has this article:<br /><br />http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/adobe-announces-continue-support-ebook-formats<br /><br />Read the article and you'll find that, although it starts with that silly quote above, later in the article it admits that what is said wasn't true, although again with weird language about "lie in bed with Adobe." Adobe the king has become Adobe the prostitute. Weird!Mike Perryhttp://www.inklingbooks.com/noreply@blogger.com