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Article #82665Re: Amazon.com users hate "Spore" DRM
From: Walter Mitty
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:51
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:51
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Shawk <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> writes: > Andrew wrote: >> On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:49:00 -0600 (MDT), DC >> <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote: >> >>> "Spore: Most Pirated Game Ever, Thanks to DRM" - >>> http://atu.ca/675 >> >> Spore: Most Pirated Game Ever, by a bunch of thieves pretending they >> are on a moral crusade. >> >> No wonder PC gaming is dying. > > > Absolutely they should have bought the game if they're going to play > it but I do have to wonder. Is there any merit to the argument that > people that might normally have bought the game, that might normally > be averse to d-loading something for free are now getting so fed up > that they're looking to d-load because of DRM? None. They *claim* thats why they download. But in reality they know full well that in the "vogue" period they would never install it 5 times anyway. Like all DRM like this they know it will be cracked or opened up later. They are thieving scum. Nothing more, nothing less. > I'd certainly be > interested to see an independent study of that. --
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