Re: Amazon.com users hate "Spore" DRM

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From: John Lewis
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:44

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On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:23:07 -0700 (PDT), Darin Johnson
<darin@usa.net> wrote:

>On Sep 9, 10:22=A0pm, john....@verizon.net (John Lewis) wrote:
>> EA is in the process of acquiring Take
>> Two, so while thay are in that process, they might just consider
>> copying the Bioshock DRM scheme - 5 installations, each RECOVERABLE
>> whenever the game is uninstalled.
>
>How about no DRM at all?  I don't want my game to have to
>call home to a server to get permission every time I install a
>game.  It doesn't fix the fundamental problem that you're
>relying on the publisher's infrastructure to remain around
>and accessible for as long as you want to play the game.


I agree entirely!!! But the paying customer suffers the consequences
of rampant piracy. No piracy, no DRM -- except for Valve, who have
another few Valve-benefiting reasons to permanently attach their
purchasers to Valve via Steam. 

John Lewis

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