X3 Terran Conflict had an annoying, disruptive DRM that only allowed you to install the game 5 times and would count any significant change in hardware config a

X3 Terran Conflict had an annoying, disruptive DRM that only allowed you to install the game 5 times and would count any significant change in hardware config as a new machine. When I got more memory and had to return them, plus reinstalled my OS, I used up 4/5 in the first two weeks. Normally, I wouldn't touch this with a five-foot pole, given that it puts me at the mercy of them having their servers up to give me a new license just to play my own game. But they did something really reasonable: After 9 months or so, they released a patch to remove the DRM. That seems like a reasonable compromise to me.