Gabe Newell on DRM and Piracy

jmke · 19th February 2009, 21:43

DRM decreases service value for customers. It also makes pirated copies of games look more appealing. Anecdotal evidence appears to suggest that DRM is increasing and not decreasing piracy.

As far as privacy goes, Gabe believes that people are willing to give up system and personal information if they feel it's being used to get a better service. Steam's hardware survey is an example of this. Rather than spying on users for nefarious reasons, Gabe believes things like its hardware survey helps with better sales of products and service. As long as companies are transparent, he feels that customers will accept this.

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/69...-Software.html

20th February 2009, 08:20

The sales numbers they got from the steam specials are heavy food for thought if you work in the industry.

19th February 2009, 21:43	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Gabe Newell on DRM and Piracy DRM decreases service value for customers. It also makes pirated copies of games look more appealing. Anecdotal evidence appears to suggest that DRM is increasing and not decreasing piracy. As far as privacy goes, Gabe believes that people are willing to give up system and personal information if they feel it's being used to get a better service. Steam's hardware survey is an example of this. Rather than spying on users for nefarious reasons, Gabe believes things like its hardware survey helps with better sales of products and service. As long as companies are transparent, he feels that customers will accept this. http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/69...-Software.html __________________

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20th February 2009, 08:20	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	The sales numbers they got from the steam specials are heavy food for thought if you work in the industry.