Jeff Bezos, Amazon Boss, Apologises for 'Stupid' Kindle Deletions

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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has made a statement in regards to the "1984" Kindle controversy by calling it 'stupid' and 'thoughtless'.

Below is the full post made by Bezos on the Amazon forums:

This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our "solution" to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles. It is wholly self-inflicted, and we deserve the criticism we've received. We will use the scar tissue from this painful mistake to help make better decisions going forward, ones that match our mission.

With deep apology to our customers,

Jeff Bezos
Founder & CEO
Amazon.com

I'm liking the fact that people are making a lot of noise about DRM these days, and with DRM being viewed as something negative, it's only a matter of time before it completely disappears. I can't wait.

More:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/24/amazon-drm