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Old November 21st 06, 05:00 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
zeez
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Default Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!


Larry wrote:
> It's a good point though. If a developer goes under, one could lose access
> to something they paid good money for.
>
> It's already happened once in the Software industry.
>
> The same thing applies to digital music downloads. You could spend $1000 on
> music, and the music store could go under.


Great point. Thankfuly, the music can still be captured via analog,
and re recorded in
a non "protected" format. ( though there is a group of people
*cough*TRUSTEDCOMPUTINGGROUP*cough* that are working hard to close this
loophole, but it doeen't affect the current hardware on the market.)

> With all the cut-throat dealing
> going on in that industry right now, I have no doubt that someone,
> eventually, will throw in the towel and the courts are gonna get a good
> workout over it.
>


The dot-BOMB bubble of the late 1990's/early 2000's was a great lesson
on just why you don't want to put too much failth in companies.


> -Larry
>
> "Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
> news:memo.20061118133620.16760A@address_disguised. address_disguised...
> > (zeez) wrote:
> >
> >> Any system that forces you to have to "talk" to a provider to
> >> keep it running is a VERY BAD THING.

> >
> > In theory, yes. In practice, I'm sure it's unlikely Steam would just
> > vanish without a parting shot of patches.
> >
> > Bottom line though... life's short, and we're talking about games, not a
> > cure for cancer or throwing away thousands of lives in Iraq. The older I
> > get, the harder I find it to get upset about gaming.
> >
> > Andrew McP
> >


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Old November 26th 06, 01:30 PM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.sports,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,rec.autos.simulators
Jukka O. Kauppinen
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Default Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!


> SimBin's "RACE - The Official WTCC Game" will be STEAM INFECTED!
> http://www.race-game.org/


Thanks for the update. It's nice to see people giving free publicity and
distributing announcements.

Ms. PC Games is doing more good for Steam and related products than
actually achieving with her rants.

It's always nice to see she has posted something, those are always worth
many laughs.
 




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