http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...y-bad-drm.html
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For developers, the primary goal of DRM is stopping piracy. The problem is that it does that job poorly, and, as always, it's the legitimate customers who get stuck dealing with the insanity of having to call EA to ask for more installations after their three are used up. And why they're on hold with EA support, the pirates are enjoying copies of a game that works, every time they want to play it, no matter what they do to their computer.
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http://www.amazon.com/Spore-Mac/dp/B000FKBCX4
What's up with DRM these days? Haven't developers figured out that DRM does not stop pirates?
For the honest customer, DRM is a nuisance and an insult. Why should my game have DRM bullshit on it after I pay 50 or 60 dollars for it?
For the pirate, DRM is easily cracked. Seriously, I've downloaded games from time to time over the past 10 years and no DRM has ever stood in the way of the pirate community.
Apparently Spore has pretty average gameplay too. I like STEAM and Valve. They provide quality online gameplay content (HL2, Counter-Strike). If you want to play you have to pay....but, I have no problems paying because the content is great and I don't get treated like a pirate. I can reinstall my STEAM games as many times as I want on as many computers as I want.
DRM = a joke. You cannot stop the pirate community and you just alienate legit customers with the DRM stuff. DRM needs to go away.