Removal of SecuROM from Spore
Dear Electronic Arts,It is the purpose of this message to petition you to remove the proposed Digital Rights Managements (DRM) solution, SecuROM, from the upcoming release of Spore in September. Echoi... continue reading »
"I often upgrade parts of my system, because I always buy the latest or edge technologies. I don't want to be punished for that."
"This type of DRM is unfair to legitimate buyers of computer software, and should be removed."
"I am concerned over what I have heard about SecuROM and believe there MUST be some alternative that EA just simply isn't willing to look for that does not punish the consumer."
"PLEASE, listen, EA!"
"Ea please...hackes can hack this within days allthis is doing is crippling your loyal fans!"
"Nonsense measures for legitimate customers."
"PLEASE REMOVE SECUROM FROM SPORE! IF IT HAS 3 INSTALL LIMIT BECAUSE I USALLY DO A SYSTEM RESTORE EVERY FEW MONTHS!!!"
"Will buy spore only if it doesnt use SecuRom"
"DRM is a complete waste of money and a slap in the face to loyal customers."
"This looked like a very cool and invovative game,but I will not buy a game with DRM or install limits"
"Its like buying a car but having to contact the car dealer and ask for the keys every time you want to drive it. I think this is wrong, when I buy a game I will decide when and how long I will play it, not the vender"
"Extremely flawed."
"I will not buy a game with SecuROM"
"I will not pay 50 to rent a game for 3 installs"
"The hackers will hack your game no matter wat this is the reason we are given a specific user account i dont care if it phones home but i reinstall my os at least once a fortnight(the joys of programming :P) and this limit aint gonna get me purchasing the"
"I will not purchase an EA game with SecuROM"
"Securom sucks!!"
"Remove SecuROM!!!"
"You will lose sales if you use SecuROM!!!! Trust me!"
"I Sign because I have several computers, most of which can only barely play the game, and said computers die within less than a year, and I would like to continue to play past 3 years."
"Please, EA, think of your customers."
"Hidden applications that run on my computer, controling my actions, upsets me greatly. It is for this reason alone that I will not buy ANY Valve games. I cannot stand the imposition that Steam makes. Securom is many times more imposing. I will not buy Spo"
"I will not purchase a game with such Orwellian protection features."
"Securom is bad."
"get rid of this idiocy"