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The DRM argument will continue forever. It only hurts those who already want the product. Yes, maybe you gain a couple of extra sales, but you probably lose out
by outericky 13y ago
The DRM argument will continue forever. It only hurts those who already want the product. Yes, maybe you gain a couple of extra sales, but you probably lose out many more because of all the extra hoops you make your legitimate customers jump through.
Oh, and I just bought SimCity 2000. There goes all my free time.
- venomsnake 13y agoThe main problem with DRM is that we can have culture lost forever. There will be some things impossible to purchase (in its own right absurd in digital age). But also with platforms dying we can have games and ecosystems lost for the future generations. After all PS2 has ended its run. Soul Reaver and some FF games enter public domain early next century. By that time they may have been lost forever. And it is a loss to humanity if you ask me.
- betterunix 13y ago"The main problem with DRM is that we can have culture lost forever" That is just a side effect of the real problem with DRM: it takes control away from the owners and users of a computer and puts it in the hands of privileged third parties.