Poll regarding Steam users

[Yammo]

Just had to throw a log onto this fire.

First off, I really love steam...
The DRM works great and their store is awesome.
...that said, there are some real skeletons in the Steam-closet.


First and foremost...
...your steam-account is a free subscription and you do not "buy" the games
on steam, but rent them for a one-time fee. This means that you are
not a customer, but a subscriber which greatly affects your position versus
Steam should you ever run into problems with them. A customer has very
strong rights, but a subscriber does not.

For example, as a subscriber, you have no "rights of first-sale", which means
you can not sell or give your game away. (Actually even throwing away games
that you loathe requires you to contact support.)

If at any time, your subscription should be terminated, you will lose access
to all your steam games and will have little or no real possibility of getting
them back.

For the "privilege" of subscribing to a game, you actually pay a higher price
than for the physical product. Sometimes up towards 50% more...


So, do I use Steam?
Heck, yes... Like I said: - I love Steam!
But I only purchase "dime-a-dozen" games there, games such as TeamFortress2,
Torchlight and Bad Company 2. I the mere thought of purchasing IL2 off steam
wouldn't even begin to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.


(Note: If it absolutely had to come down to choosing between Steam and
a UBI-Soft DRM, well... I'd choose Steam every time. But only because the
UBI-Soft DRM is something of the most customer-hostile and computer-
invasive root-kit spy-ware created to date.)