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StarForce Copy Protection Causing User Ire

Posted by simoniker on from the ire-and-brimstone dept.

Ant writes "According to a thread on the Rage3D boards, and another on The Adventure Company's site, the copy protection system StarForce, as used in PC videogames including Toca Race Driver 2, Traitor's Gate 2 and Broken Sword 3, is installed on a user's PC without proper explanation, and doesn't get removed on many uninstalls - some users report difficulty in keeping their systems stable due to conflicts, and think they've tracked it down to the StarForce protection."

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  1. Fuckos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dill Dough

  2. Re:ugh by peeping_Thomist · · Score: -1, Troll

    People who choose to use crappy operating systems get what they deserve. I'm sick of people whining about adware, spyware, etc... In life, we make our choices and suffer the consequences.

    Just today I was unable to complete an online transaction because the company's online store required proprietary software. I sucked it up, put away my credit card, and moved on. You don't hear me complaining.

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    Anything worth doing is worth doing badly -- G.K. Chesterton