Re: Amazon.com users hate "Spore" DRM

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From: Darin Johnson
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:23

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On Sep 9, 10:22 pm, 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.

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From: Darin Johnson <darin@usa.net>
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Subject: Re: Amazon.com users hate "Spore" DRM
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:23:07 -0700 (PDT)
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