@cmuratori TIL i have a gog account. I guess I bought empire earth a while back?
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Replying to @tweets_dan
@gunvulture I'm not OK with Steam's DRM, so I pretty much buy everything from either
@humble or@GOGcom. These sales are happy times :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori @gunvulture Which bit of Steam's DRM do you dislike most? (not trolling - just interested if it's a moral or practical matter)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @tom_forsyth
@tom_forsyth@cmuratori I use steam extensively but given the option I will prefer DRM free versions.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @tweets_dan
@gunvulture
@tom_forsyth What I really want is for Valve to just introduce a "DRM-free after six months" policy, where games convert.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@gunvulture
@tom_forsyth Then I'd buy everything from them.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori @gunvulture So it's the "kill switch" problem if Steam/Valve goes bust?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @tom_forsyth
@tom_forsyth @gunvulture It's a number of things. A purchase should be a purchase, IMO. If the seller retains control, the system fails.1 reply 2 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@tom_forsyth @gunvulture Over time all systems with this structure will become very anit-consumer, I believe.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@tom_forsyth @gunvulture I've seen it happen with _every other_ DRM system, so I have no faith it won't happen to Valve's.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@tom_forsyth @gunvulture So I can't predict which way it would eventually fuck me, but I can predict that it _will_ eventually fuck me :)
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