Microsoft brought book burning into the digital age 

When Microsoft terminated its ebooks store — a service — it did not have to recall the books it had vended; instead, it terminated access to them. In essence, although the books continue to exist as intellectual property, those copies of the books just went away at the sole discretion of the provider, subject only to any contractual obligations.

Source: Microsoft brought book burning into the digital age — and you should be worried

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