Re: Spyware games?
I'd almost be able to understand forcing such advertising software on customers if there were advantages for the customer, such as price reductions or more consistent support for games. Haven't seen any yet.
People should decide for themselves if they want to buy games containing these kind of things; personally I'd think twice before buying, as has been said doubly so in the case of EA.
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Re: Spyware games?
Quite so Geoffrey. There are no advantages for the customer - only extra profit for the publisher. In many respects the software industry is terribly unprofessional and can get away with much more than older, more regulated, industries.
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Re: Spyware games?
That's the meat of the issue there. We're being asked to give up some of our privacy (however small an amount) as well as put up with the annoyance of in-game ads, for what in return? Nothing.Originally Posted by Geoffrey S
I wondered about the Knights of Nine add-on disk as well. Anyone know how it works? I have to admit that I'm not terribly familiar with what copy protection was implemented on the official Oblivion add-ons, but my guess would be that it's some phone home protocol that checks to see if you're actually licensed for the add-on before it loads.
If so, it's not really "spyware" as such, but it's still something I'm opposed to in general (see 'Steam'). I don't approve of having to ask permission from an outside server to be able to play a single-player game that I've already bought and paid for. What if my connection is down? What if their servers are down? What happens when they go out of business?
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Re: Spyware games?
Morgan Webb on in-game advertising
I've gotta agree with her.
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Re: Spyware games?
If you install Wild Tangent, spyware removers treat it as spyware but people who have checked on what it really does basically agree that it only does what the EULA states
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