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Article #82613Re: Amazon.com users hate "Spore" DRM
From: Wolfing
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:28
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:28
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On Sep 8, 4:26 pm, CoinSpin <coin^spam^s...@comcast.net> wrote: > WDS wrote: > > On Sep 8, 2:17 pm, Wolfing <wolfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> The whole point is that DRM does *nothing* to stop pirating. The DRM- > >> less cracked game was available 4!! days before it was released in > >> North America. So those who pirated the game were and still are > >> playing the game not caring about how many computers they install it > >> on, or if they can safely upgrade their video card or hard drive > >> without the game thinking this is a new installation. > > > DRM is like locks on your house. It won't keep out a pro or something > > who REALLY wants in but it will dissuade the casual thief. > > The only difference being you aren't only given 3 keys to your house and > told "this is all you get." And every time you enter your house one of > the keys breaks... heh > > CoinSpin And also, one thing is the standard copy protection, that will do what he said... dissuade the casual thief, but Spore's DRM is really bad for the consumer. I personally applaud and hope that the Amazon scores news (that by now it's pretty much everywhere, I saw it in my yahoo news page) gets to EA's ears.
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