Well, like many others, I have been waiting for Spore for a long time - and have been really looking forward to it.
However, SecuROM, from experience, stinks. I honestly think that any forward-thimking customer-focussed company should employ people with with big sticks to 'adjust' the thinking of anyone who brings up SecuROM in a meeting.
That said, I could, perhaps, live with SecuROM, if I had to - I know my system well enough to combat its more adverse effects.
The '3 strikes, your out' thing though is a different matter. I have not pre-ordered Spore yet, as I want the Galactic Edition - but I will order it when it becomes available. When the game arrives, however, if it has this 3-activations lalalala, I will return it immediately, and demand my money back - which I am entitled to under my statutory rights. If I install the game, and play it, and later discover that it has only 3 activations, I will return it then and demand a full refund - even if it is a few years down the line - and I am fairly sure the office of fair trading will back me up. After all, if the game does not make it abundantly clear on the box or manual that you have limited activations, then the product is mis-sold.
I really hope (but seriously doubt) that EA will realise the stupidity of this before Spore's release, and never use SecuROM, or any system like it, on any product ever again.
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