Hey that was good idea, Steam it to be distributed online, or simple disc-check on boxed product, that serves both online and offline gamers, it was in the article. That is acceptable in light of today's nearly unusable DRM, we are treated like dirt with today's DRM. If games are never 100% good for all gamers nor does any one DRM. Another quite good point: DRM as we know exist today is a dead end.

DRM existed very long ago, the problem is that it is now intrusive to what counts as fair use, online activation, install limits, they all feel like fattening publishers' bottom line, done so by eliminate any possibility of 2nd hand fair use, the publishers all knows this that it backfired, it cuts in real entertainment value, which is already diminished because they don't realize most people like only 70% or 80% of a game not cut-and-dry 0 or 100% so any fair use should include resell off to recoup the lost cost; I am convinced this is no longer about piracy but that because piracy still exist. Last unintrusive DRM is simple disc check, loosing keys or whatever part of the package and we can't do anything to right the situation, that is wrong, so instead of peppering those technological protection like online or limit that could also cracked, improve your business model on distribution and post-sales.

OK, quite informative, not just some useless text seems to be copied from morning newspaper. Then there's a point: who is that legitimate user that SecuROM guy talked about? Some guy who bought a business-class PC from Best Buy, ran to GameStop/EB to buy Left 4 Dead, then coming back next day to buy a 8800 GT? Only to relegate the aforementioned L4D into household storage 4 hours down the road because the novelty wore off and the game is not worth it? That guy would've been the poster child of legit user, but there are few games worth $40. So the alternative goes, publishers say they are ripped, but the real victim is that legit buyer.

It is time to up the ante from XB Live and PS Network... but "streaming" entire terminal (old-fasion speak) thing from Internet? We don't have Citrix and XDMCP at home, so what is the chance of Remote 3D?