chaecuna posted at 7:40AM Sun, 15 November 2015 - #4238692

Male_M3dia posted at 1:09PM Sun, 15 November 2015 - #4238623

In which the licensing server is not done... so true. And DRM is DRM. It doesn't matter what features it has, it's still DRM.

The discussion on RDNA about the program registration procedure is clear and unequivocal.

You sound somewhat.... "upset". Why? anything related to the lot of Studio users posts on many forums (including DAZ) about reducing buys, postponing them, wait-and-see, asking for refunds? the bottom line is starting to be hit, doesn't it? this is one of the evil effects of DRM: DRM hurts sales more than warez do.

LOL, not upset at all. I'm just stating what it is. DRM is DRM. I think more people are more upset trying to say that Poser's DRM isn't DRM or making it excuses for it going to be so much better, especially in light of the thread on that same forum where that DRM was deactivating user's registrations even though they were connected to the web. And they are certainly more forgiving when SM neglected to tell them that the DRM was even in the Game Dev product and the only way people found out was when the deactivations occurred and they finally admitted it. Meanwhile DAZ outlines what is coming, and is transparent about the fact that it is coming, and people (particularly those that aren't even buying the content) are ready to get the pitchforks.

When you objectively look at both products, they're doing pretty much the same types of DRM, except one does content and the other does the application, because that's what each sells. I doubt SM's method is truly permanent; if you have to update the app, you will most likely have to validate your license to get the download. And like other "issues" this will blow over like everything else. DRM hasn't stopped people from buying zbrush, adobe, modo, marvelous designer, tv show episodes from amazon, netflix, etc. It's not going to stop the average customer from buying content from DAZ so it's really a storm in a teacup.