Vista OS and XP OS both included an installation limit. Vista was limited to one install only too. Adobe also use this system. As do 3Ds Max.
Thing is, all these companies have a support system. With vista, their autonomous answering machine happily dealt with my problem and re-issued me with a new installation key to install on my new computer.
If EA have a similar support system then all is well. Who knows, they might be licensing the program to schools and releasing a corporate installation version allowing multiple installs specifically for the schools.
Whilst I agree that SecuRom is bad, you can't blame 'em for trying to stop the crackers. They do have a new level of security. ISPs in the UK are negotiating with companies and possibly going to monitor P2P usage and limit it. I indeed recieved an email from my ISP telling me that they will throttle down my p2p connection speed on torrents from various tracker websites.
|