It really boggles my mind how companies don't realize that putting DRM measures like the ones described here (limited number of installs) and others (validating online every X number of days online) make a certain portion of the purchasing population go out of their way to not purchase a game.
It amazes me even more that they continue to bother with it at all. It is a pretty simple translation that if your game is good, you will sell lots of copies. The people that steal it aren't going to suddenly throw their money at you simply because now they have to wait a whole week for a crack to come out for you scheme. I think that Sins of a Solar Empire proved that you can have a good game without DRM sell really well.
All this being said, I'll probably wait until Spore is in the bargain bin as well. I'm interested in how the game plays, but from all I've heard it's an awesome art package with 5 mediocre games attached to it and I'm not creative enough to get off on that (for 60 bucks).
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