Just an aside, for those who don't know, David Sirota has been doing excellent reporting on abuses by the Christie administration for awhile now (he also broke the pension quid pro quo scheme and was one of the first to report on Bridgegate). This reporting may have even cost him his job at Pando - http://valleywag.gawker.com/pando-abruptly-fired-two-high-profile-staffers-without-1595758189
I started reading ibtimes.com because of this (and quit reading Pando), Sirota is one of the few old school, pit bull journalists left with a job.
This is one thing that amazes about all the hate for Richard Stallman, whether you agree with him about free software or not. He was calling DRM malware as far back as the late 90's, yet PC users and gamers just goofed on his eccentricities without actually giving the argument any real thought. Meanwhile, just about everything he predicted has come true in regard to DRM. That essay he wrote about owning books (to explain the dangers of DRM and paywalls) is pretty eery when you consider what happened with Aaron Schwartz.
I'd really like to agree with you, but I'm just not so sure gamers are going to ever vote with their wallets. People keep begging for more from Square Enix, who have said publicly "DRM boosts profits and it's here to stay." Compare Steam to GOG and look at the state of console gaming today... This is why I've moved on to the indie/homebrew scene with groups like NG Dev Team, but they are few and far between.
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