Weclock: I am for GoG and absence of DRM, however,
the majority of these articles I see are blasting people who are for DRM by calling it absolutely stupid.
While I admit, it's not the best idea ever, these people may disassociate these terms to be calling them stupid.
I don't am really upset at these articles editors for making it appear as if GoG.com is blasting people who believe in DRM.
Maybe I'm a minority in that I'm willing to live with some DRM. I don't mind using things as they are intended to be used. It'd be great to go without it, but at the same time, it's not a big deal for me.
There are some instances where it would be an annoyance, like with retail steam games, those things cannot be resold once the key is activated.
If you get bored, or tired of a game, you cannot resell it. It's pain because you can with console games (other than downloadable distributions).
I would just like to see that these editors etc start writing their articles in a positive light without blaming DRM for all the troubles in the world, although it may be the cause, it's not going to win anyone over. It's negative attention for GoG..
Moderation in all things, huh? ;)
I see what you mean, though. GOG is walking a fine line by publicly calling these publishers "idiotic" for employing such harsh DRM measures and then trying to do business with possibly the same publishers to have access to their back catalog.
On the other hand, this is what a lot of consumers want to see. In a world of extremes, where you're either for or against, limited activations has just become too much for many people and it has dragged the whole process of all DRM into question.
GOG's stance is pretty bold. Is it going to win over publishers, in general? Not likely, at least not for the moment. But it will probably win over the consumers. And if GOG can prove their statement by showing that non-restrictive games, DRM or otherwise, can translate into more sales, then the publishers will have no choice but to concede that they were wrong and need to find something better than restrictive DRM.
