I'd think the same thing, but in practice, I've been surprised at the number of games I've wanted to buy because of Steam. Many people might not appreciate it,

I'd think the same thing, but in practice, I've been surprised at the number of games I've wanted to buy because of Steam. Many people might not appreciate it, but I think it's cool when they pop a message announcing Title X has gone from $44.99 to $9.99 as an unannounced weekend special. I picked up the entire Overlord series for $4.99 one weekend, just because it was that cheap. They don't do this with current bestsellers that they can still sell for around $50, of course, but it's nice picking up a cheap game that I know I won't lose the disc for.