Comment Re:Get what you deserve (Score 1) 864
I BUY all my software. I really do not like searching for the CDs of the games I play. I will use no-CD patches.
Sad part about this is that I bought SimCity 4 and then later the Rush Hour add-on. I had to go to a pirate site - just to use the software that I legally purchased.
A better protection method would be what StarDock Systems use. Constant free updates and patches requiring your original key. Lose/ destroy the media? No problem. You can download the entire game/ program from their servers.
Most idiotic thing software publishers do - they but the CD-Key on that lousy plastic case. - the ones usually thrown out after original CD is placed in binder. Now if US manufacturers would adopt the European way of using DVD cases for software. Much nicer that cheap plastic cases that break.
Sad part about this is that I bought SimCity 4 and then later the Rush Hour add-on. I had to go to a pirate site - just to use the software that I legally purchased.
A better protection method would be what StarDock Systems use. Constant free updates and patches requiring your original key. Lose/ destroy the media? No problem. You can download the entire game/ program from their servers.
Most idiotic thing software publishers do - they but the CD-Key on that lousy plastic case. - the ones usually thrown out after original CD is placed in binder. Now if US manufacturers would adopt the European way of using DVD cases for software. Much nicer that cheap plastic cases that break.
