Re: Developers are considering abandoning the PC due to PIRACY!

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From: mma...
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:14

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On Mar 13, 1:25 am, "Magnulus" <magn...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>  In
> the end the PC and its games are a tempting target for pirates.  Why?
> Weak copy protection, very little DRM.

How is punishing your customers with oppressive DRM scams going to
persuade them to buy games rather than download pirate copies? Paying
for a game should be beneficial, not harmful.

     Mark

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Date: 12 Mar 2007 20:14:48 -0700
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