Male_M3dia posted at 12:30AM Sat, 31 October 2015 - #4236094

Razor42 posted at 11:55PM Fri, 30 October 2015 - #4236093

So just to recap you stated you think maybe DRM influenced last years price increase. I can tell you from the information I have that is not the case it was mainly motivated by inflation factors.

Razor is correct. Nothing sinister happened, the issue is products were undervalued (especially with inflation), with some instances of some vendors undercutting or devaluing their own products. Seems like all the forums across the DAZ-verse are rife with speculation these last few days.

I never said there was something sinister going on. I merely said I understood why some people would think there is.

And speculation occurs when there is no official information. Which is the case now. Comments buried in a forum is not a very good way to official announce such a monumental change.

When I originally bought my items, I bought them without DRM. I am not too keen on having DRM inserted into them after the fact. That right there is a questionable tactic to take. Am I going to cry foul over it? Nope. It's not important enough to me at the moment. However I might change my opinion when it actually happens and I see the results.

I believe Razor used the car sale analogy over on the other thread. So I am going to use that here...

Adding DRM after the fact is like my taking my car in for service and finding that they added new locks to the car without asking me. Maybe a fingerprint sensor that would keep anyone else from starting my car even if they had the keys. But then what happens if I am 500 miles from home and the fingerprint scanner breaks? I don't think I would be too happy if I was stranded and not able to start my car...