[drivebycomment]

You're perfectly entitled to your own opinion of why you think it's terrible and why it will fail and is useless, etc (and I would agree with some of your points). But I just don't understand:

> Just because some company wants us to do something or behave some way doesn't make us obligated to do so.

Don't use it if you don't like it ? Google launching something doesn't mean you're "obligated" in any way, so I don't know what you're trying to say with that sentence.

[PostOnce]

You can opt out in the beginning, but later it becomes a monopoly.

You can't even buy a game on a DVD anymore without it requiring Steam to install, activate, and play.

So, in theory, if they succeed, it won't be optional anymore.

"Oh then you can just stop playing games!" ... yes, but I would prefer not to. I would prefer a fair exchange of money for an unencumbered product.

Hopefully, if I speak out now about the potential and likely dangers of such a service, then I may hinder its adoption and prevent the further decline of an art form that I hold very dear.

[wild_preference]

Then support gog.com and accept that you won’t have access to all games, but you’ll own the games you buy.