EricVM posted at 6:48AM Tue, 26 January 2016 - #4251241

McGrandpa posted at 8:59PM Mon, 25 January 2016 - #4251195

**> DS 4.9: no matter what great new features, improvements and fixes are introduced in this new version, it will remain UNINSTALLED on my system. It will not be used as right after all the file downloading finished and I got them all stored and ready for burning to disk, I noted in some of the forum threads at DAZ (who deleted several of my posts concerning the new issues) that 4.9 is really the vehicle to introduce both "Gun And Bullet"; ergo DRM via enforced internal use only encrypted content.

The ONLY thing DAZ needs to do at this point to absolutely lock this system into place is simply deny access to normal unencrypted zip files through the Product Library. **

I liked and whole heartedly agree with your whole post Mr. McG. I had a post removed because I explained to someone the slow herding into a walled garden you'll get stuck in with their "encryption" they like to call it. In a post many pages before DAZ_Rawb said it wasn't DRM. This is why it was removed via an email to me. " A post you made to "No encrypted for me." has been removed for making accusations and speculation presented as fact". I won't spend another penny there and I spend a lot of pennies for enjoyment with my 3D hobby.

The thing about this walled garden being ridiculously incorrect (and thus your wild speculation deleted) is that DAZ is in the business of selling content, but they don't make their own; they get it from vendors submitting content to them and bringing more content developers into making content. Also their content gets more support from people at different stores making items for their base content and people supporting it with freebies. So if people can't even save content or get content into DS because it's a "walled garden", please explain how do you expect them to sell brokered content or even submit it for review? Again, they don't make content, they sell it. A walled garden can't happen if they want people to continue to make content for DS. That flawed logic is why those speculations were probably deleted, because they simply make no sense. Never mind that it doesn't even cover those that make freebies and/or their own content and don't want to sell at all. This argument conveniently omits how that comes into play. The encryption comes from the standpoint of DAZ wanted to protect the assets they sell, not locking everything down so they can't even get someone to submit it to them.

Think your thoughts all the way through before you post them.