Re: New York Times on copy protection.

John Lewis wrote:

> And I think that you are confusing traditional disk-based
> copy-protection, such as that on Doom3 and quake 4 with
> your favorite target -- Steam.

yes i know steam is not a copy protection system but
rather a all new internet based distribution system for
pc games that includes many utilities all used with pc
games and one of them is a copy protection scheme with
a internet product activation based on user accounts
just cause steam has no drm or disk based copy protection
doesn't mean it has no copy protection cause it does
steam copy protects it's games and in a very agressive
way, with product activation and online monitoring
so yes i know very well the difference between steam and
any traditional disk based copy protection
what i did and it seams you didn't understand is compare
the way two different top developers/publishers release
their games, id software and valve software
in the present time probably the most important thing to
notice in the pc game market and industry is seeing how
id software and valve software are releasing their games

two different companies with two totally different and
opposite ways of selling and letting pc gamers play their
games
so yes i do compare directly a retail pc game like Quake 4
with the retail version of Half-Life 2
it is not comparing steam with Quake 4 disk based copy
protection which btw no longer exists in Quake 4 but rather
the way those two different companies make those two games
available for us to buy and play
and the conclusion i see is it is like both games and both
companies are from totally different planets cause it is
so different the way they are both sold and the way you
can play them
Quake 4 is all about freedom and letting the pc gamer choose
and let him decide how he wants to buy, play and patch
Half-Life 2 is all about restrictions and impositions and
monitoring pc gamers like they are some sort of criminals
but why am i talking to you if you will not even buy Quake 4
will you buy Quake 4?
even if it is only to test your super-fast pc you now own
but i guess you rather spend money on super fast hardware
that you then don't use cause you end up not buying the
software that takes advantage of it
come on buy Quake 4 and buy it NEW factory sealed
if you decide to buy it don't forget, buy it NEW please
yes i know, but please no 2nd hand
Quake 4 is such a friendly pc game it is mean and cruel to
either pirate it or even buy in 2nd hand

ps: i replied to "oceanclub" which i hope you didn't mind
but that doesn't mean i don't want to see your reply also
cause i do, i'm looking forward to see the way you reply to
his issues cause i think are fair and worthy

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