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[–] [email protected] 395 points 1 year ago (41 children)

DRM-free doesn't mean piracy. GOGs whole business model is built around selling games DRM free. I don't pirate but I do use GOG where possible as I hate DRM - it punishes and inconveniences legitimate users for piracy and doesn't even solve the problem. DRM is just an expensive waste of money for everyone involved.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

To me, the meme acknowledges that GOG installers are shared in groups, which is piracy since the other people didn't pay for it. (That doesn't mean it's bad btw.)

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

Why wouldn't the friends like it then?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

How is the meme acknowledging that GOG installers are shared in groups? This doesn't say anything about sharing anything in a group, other than "My game has no DRM, and yours does"

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