Author's Commentary: In April, Microsoft took a minority investment stake in Xerox's ContentGuard technology, which markets a digital rights management system based on XrML.
Closing Comments: As noted by one industry expert, the share of the e-book market ultimately won by each product may depend less on the technology itself than on the partnerships and licensing agreements each company forms with others in publishing and bookselling businesses.
Two Roads Diverged
Author's Commentary: In April, Microsoft took a minority investment stake in Xerox's ContentGuard technology, which markets a digital rights management system based on XrML.
Closing Comments: As noted by one industry expert, the share of the e-book market ultimately won by each product may depend less on the technology itself than on the partnerships and licensing agreements each company forms with others in publishing and bookselling businesses.