[Klug-general] Kent Digest, Vol 402, Issue 3

[George Prowse]

On 21 February 2013 12:02, jony onetwoone <jony121 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> First time ever posting.
> Steam is very easy and has many benefits but freedom is the cost. Much
> like with cloud computing you are relying not only on the internet but also
> on a separate entity to give you access to your software and data.
> Although it's proprietary the PS3 gives you more freedom than if you used
> steam on your free operating system. For example when you purchase a PS3
> and a game you don't need to prove your purchase, you simply own them. If
> you wanted to lend or give your game to a friend you can, because it's
> yours. What's more is Sony can't walk into your home and take your PS3 away
> from you, again because it's yours.
> My advice would be to stick to the PS3 and maybe check out desura which is
> a competitor to steam and is free software.
>

I don't see freedom as the cost. I see freedom as the result, especially
for the hundreds of millions of people who use it anyway. No longer will I
have to reboot the computer to play Half Life 2 or Portal or Team fortress
Classic/2

G
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