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Tavory
Copper Contributor
Nov 17, 2019

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When i download a format lets say:epub, mobi, fb2, Word.doc/docx, txt.zip, sfb.zip or some other file i was able to open it in the classic Edge and read it.Is there such an option in Chromium Edge because i couldn't find it.

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      tomscharbach
      Bronze Contributor
      Nov 17, 2019

      HotCakeX  "not sure about mobi (never heard of it)"

       

      MOBI is an eBook format now owned by Amazon. Amazon's eBook formats (AZW, AZW1, and AZW3) use the MOBI format but incorporate a proprietary DRM, and Kindle's newest format (KF8) is based on MOBI, also with a proprietary DRM.  To my knowldge, EdgeClassic does not support MOBI, but I could be wrong.

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        HotCakeX
        MVP
        Nov 17, 2019
        Oh okay, so another proprietary document type, just like XPS.
        it's honestly their tactics, they create or own something proprietary and confuse users and make them use only specific software/devices (like Amazon kindle) to use their products, while the same product can be created in PDF and it's open standard.

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