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Re:Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kin... by iz_zi on Friday March 17, 2023 @01:53AM (#35193663)
Why haven’t you invested in a open source alternative that doesn’t limit your choices?
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Re:Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kin... by mdavidn on Friday March 17, 2023 @01:55AM (#35193673)
What would an "open source alternative" to The Economist look like exactly?
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Re:Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kin... by copperx on Friday March 17, 2023 @02:33AM (#35193922)
4chan's /pol/.

Hey, you asked.

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Re:Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kin... by iz_zi on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:05AM (#35194144)
I meant the e reader, not the economist, to clarify.
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Re:Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kin... by BossingAround on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:26AM (#35194289)
Ah yes, the DRM that is solved by buying a device which does not support said DRM.
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Re:Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kin... by iz_zi on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:09AM (#35194170)
Also there are many open source e readers, that include e ink technology too. Amazon tried but idk something’s off.. smells like Microsoft… a bit if you ask me :^)
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Re:Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kin... by criddell on Friday March 17, 2023 @06:25AM (#35195218)
What difference would that make for people who want to read The Economist?
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Re:Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kin... by daveoc64 on Friday March 17, 2023 @04:36AM (#35194642)
You've not understood the problem.

The problem is not the devices that support DRM.

Many ereaders support some form of DRM, but that doesn't stop you reading both free and paid content without DRM.

The problem is that the content (Newspapers/Magazine) is not made available via a suitable medium to continue reading it on an ereader.

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