New version of SecuROM
EKozski:
From everything I've been reading, yes, it is extreme. My paranoia prevents me from buying ANYTHING with this new version on it. Normally, I'm not a paranoid person to begin with.
But, the one thing I'm curious about is, has anyone talked to a lawyer yet? Everybody getting together and trying to create a mass tort case. A big company like EA could afford to pay out a few billion.
For instance, my dad was taking Vioxx when he died. Vioxx had several mass tort cases. Or maybe that might not be enough. But, with enough people rallying, it might work. SecuRom destroyed private property. (computer). It induced stress and nervous conditions. Loss of sleep. Invasion of privacy. I could go on and on.
No company is above the law.
That was just something I was thinking about.
cypherathos:
EA is being possessed. That's all I'll say...
raindrops84:
Quote from: ekozski;1263634
But, the one thing I'm curious about is, has anyone talked to a lawyer yet? Everybody getting together and trying to create a mass tort case. A big company like EA could afford to pay out a few billion.
Your are not the only one thinking along those lines, at the Simmers against Securom site Forum, that is exactly what they are looking into. What can we do to make EA hear us and are there any legal paths we can take.
Not everyone is having issues with SecuROM on their computers but it seems with every new EPs and patches (and just wait for the Ikea stuff pack) it gets to more and more people. I don't have any issues with SecuROM yet but I am pretty sure the SecuROM version on the FT patch would have been an issue for me as I have both Nero and Roxio, I am really glad I didn't download it. When I saw the patch was out I actually first went to the EA BBS, Insim and Simmers against SecuROM and I found exactly what I had been (sadly) expecting.
Even if I haven’t had any issues with it yet, I still feel the need to make a stand against it, they have no right to do this to people, never mind their loyal customers. The version they are planning on including on Spore and the Sims 3 is truly what I wish to see stopped before it even hits the market… but we will see. So many people have already complained to them about the current version of SecuROM and they haven’t done anything about it, the FT patch is the proof. I myself have sent them a couple written letters to tell them I won’t be giving them my money any longer. They don't deserve it.
Were they always like this and I was just too blind to see or did they go under some new management or something? Makes me wonder... /sigh
MaryH:
I think that before EA acquired Maxis, they had the same attitude. Remember, the Sims franchise was started at Maxis, and when they got bought out by EA, the entire company was absorbed into EA..which is a huge congolomerate, with it's eye on the bottom line.
As I wrote-"Money talks. Make your voice heard at EA Headquarters."
Sam the T-man:
Well, thanks to this stupid software, EA's claims that their games will run on Vista is a lie! :mad: My luck finally ran out; updates wouldn't install properly (on AVG or Windows), every time I loaded up Windows it'd say my firewall was turned off (that was a big clue), and my net connection was slower than it should be - Blogger didn't even wanna know, and some other sites acted up too. I didn't realise they were all linked to the same problem, but the firewall was indication enough that maybe I should go looking for a crack and get rid of that software. Strangely enough, despite using a tool I found, and sifting through the registry etc. with a fine toothed comb afterwards to make sure it was gone (it was, as far as I could tell), the computer problems remained, so I started to wonder. I had no choice but to reinstall - my big thanks to Bill Gates for adding Easy Transfer to ease the headache, that's all I can say.
After finding out what they've been up to with this new patch, I did some more research. It turns out that all those problems I described are to do with SecuROM, and the killer was when I found out it was incompatible with Vista - WTH?? And I also find out that the version of this s/w on the FT patch is the one they're hoping to put on Sims 3 - the 3 computer/times/both limit version. Well thank you very much guys, I'll stick with the 3rd party fixes :P Oh, and maybe you should revise the compatibility listing on your games while you're at it. Your games may run on Vista, but the piece of crap you bundle with it sure as hell doesn't :P
*steps off soapbox*
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