Time4Tea: If you read their posts, many of the people who are boycotting have said they also don't use Steam, because they don't like DRM. I for one don't buy from stores that sell DRM.
Timboli: Well what I said in that regard, wasn't really for those people.
And the ZOOM Platform is another store. Until they actually provide the game, they are only slightly better than the other stores in that regard ... maybe ... and maybe they are just seeking to get attention or take advantage of animosity toward GOG. If in the end they don't sell Devotion, are you gonna blacklist them accordingly, as what could their possible excuse be. At least GOG were open, if perhaps not fully truthful ... that's more than you can say for the other stores silently ducking the issue. Parents tell white lies to their kids all the time, so don't be so quick to judge GOG in that regard without indisputable proof.
Time4Tea: 1) It's not just about GOG not selling Devotion. It's about the whole way they have handled the situation. ZP might not be selling it, but they also haven't promised to release it and then backtracked on that on the same day, citing 'messages from gamers' as a reason, without showing any evidence of that. They also did not proceed to completely ignore several thousand actual messages from their customers, who are requesting that the game be released.
2) This isn't just about Devotion. As I mentioned in my original post, that is just one of many issues I have with recent GOG decisions that have led me to do this. Hence the list of 6 items. For me, Devotion is like the last straw that has broken the camel's back, which has prompted me to feel the need to take action.
What happened with Devotion, shouldn't even be a straw. At least GOG entertained selling the game. Whether the reason given for changing their mind is true or not, you don't know the reason behind giving that reason or what the real reason might be.
------------------------------------------------------------
By boycotting GOG of course, you are doing much more than that, and that should really also be part of your considerations too. I and many others here, have some sympathy with your reasons, and even some sympathy for the DEVs of Devotion. However, there is a bigger picture, and there is the stark cold logic of reality.
If you don't buy the games you would have at GOG and don't buy them elsewhere, you are penalizing their providers. You could also easily be sabotaging the DRM-Free movement, especially if those providers don't get enough sales at GOG or are borderline like many are when it comes to DRM-Free. The offset of doing such, could well weaken GOG, and maybe precipitate what you fear, what all of us DRM-Free lovers fear.
While I am sure that controversy for GOG keeps them in the spotlight and potentially provides more sales, the same may not be said for those who provide games to GOG, who may wish to stay away from the negativity etc.
If GOG fail, they won't be the only losers.
I really think you should preserve boycotting for if and when GOG do finally go too far, where you will have many more, including myself joining you, and have some chance of making a difference. Right now it is like farting into the wind.