"secuROM" and Macs....

Crazygal330 · 21-08-2008, 12:55 AM

I see that the horrific sounding "secuROM" is part of the delighful looking spore. now of course windows users are going to have a problem with it but how about mac users? Does this windows based thingie work on macs or are we just too good for it? anybody know at all?

NicMacc · 21-08-2008, 01:29 AM

i've read theres a mac version either available or in the works. I have the creature creator and i assumed it would have been forced upon my poor little MacBook with that, but a quick type in my trusty little finder window came up with absolutly nothing.

I don't think this means were in any way safe from the any SecuROM problems, and im sure a mac version will have its own little annoyances plague your system, but be aware that in most cases SecuROM problems have been exaggerated. Odds are if a Mac incarnation does appear on SporeMac, your CD/DVD drive will work fine, none of your documents will go missing, all your credit card details will remain your own and your oh-so-better-than-a-pc system will not explode

However be aware that there are issues on *some* PC's and your Mac might not be as fortunate as others...but this is unlikly!

21-08-2008, 12:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Crazygal330 Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5	"secuROM" and Macs.... I see that the horrific sounding "secuROM" is part of the delighful looking spore. now of course windows users are going to have a problem with it but how about mac users? Does this windows based thingie work on macs or are we just too good for it? anybody know at all?

21-08-2008, 01:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
NicMacc Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Liverpool Age: 23 Posts: 730	i've read theres a mac version either available or in the works. I have the creature creator and i assumed it would have been forced upon my poor little MacBook with that, but a quick type in my trusty little finder window came up with absolutly nothing. I don't think this means were in any way safe from the any SecuROM problems, and im sure a mac version will have its own little annoyances plague your system, but be aware that in most cases SecuROM problems have been exaggerated. Odds are if a Mac incarnation does appear on SporeMac, your CD/DVD drive will work fine, none of your documents will go missing, all your credit card details will remain your own and your oh-so-better-than-a-pc system will not explode However be aware that there are issues on some PC's and your Mac might not be as fortunate as others...but this is unlikly! __________________