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Article #82626Re: Amazon.com users hate "Spore" DRM
From: Tim Smith
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:56
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:56
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In article <XIWdncCulYljHVvVnZ2dnUVZ_rDinZ2d@comcast.com>, CoinSpin <coin^spam^spin@comcast.net> wrote: > I love how quickly conspiracy theorists can jump to conclusions. You do > realize that it could just be that people REALLY DON'T LIKE THE DRM, > don't you? Spore is one of those games that appeals to a wider, > different audience, so maybe those people have never written reviews > because they've never had cause to. Maybe they are younger or older > than the usual demographic that buys and rates games at Amazon. Or > maybe, just maybe, they've just put up with shortcomings in the past and > never felt the need to complain about anything until they ran into > something that got them so up in arms they felt the need to rebel and > make their voice heard! Most of the reviewers haven't ran into anything yet. They are posting their reviews *before* trying the game. That rules out most of your explanations. -- --Tim Smith
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