Comments on: An open letter to Electronic Arts – because voting with my wallet isn’t enough. http://www.vicious.org/2008/10/29/an-open-letter-to-electronic-arts-because-voting-with-my-wallet-isn%e2%80%99t-enough/ They say ignorance is bliss, but I'm calling you out. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:49:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: troll http://www.vicious.org/2008/10/29/an-open-letter-to-electronic-arts-because-voting-with-my-wallet-isn%e2%80%99t-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-221 troll Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:09:50 +0000 http://www.vicious.org/2008/10/29/an-open-letter-to-electronic-arts-because-voting-with-my-wallet-isn%e2%80%99t-enough/#comment-221 This has been something that was stewing in me for a while as well. Ever since Spore started getting closer and I started reading more and more about EA's practices. I know that games are essentially paying for the ability to use someone's software. When we buy a game, we don't own the game, we own the right to play it. Now EA's looking to take that away on a whim through their forums. Or use pretty nasty 3rd party DRM stuff to limit installs and cause other problems. Today it just got my goat so to speak and I had had enough. :) I'm glad others like you are thinking about this as well. I paid for these games, I don't want to be treated like *I* am the bad guy. Ben This has been something that was stewing in me for a while as well. Ever since Spore started getting closer and I started reading more and more about EA’s practices.

I know that games are essentially paying for the ability to use someone’s software. When we buy a game, we don’t own the game, we own the right to play it.

Now EA’s looking to take that away on a whim through their forums. Or use pretty nasty 3rd party DRM stuff to limit installs and cause other problems.

Today it just got my goat so to speak and I had had enough. :) I’m glad others like you are thinking about this as well. I paid for these games, I don’t want to be treated like *I* am the bad guy.

Ben

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