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beautiful news! fantastic news! AWESOME NEWS!!!
vivendi will no longer sell valve's steam infected games in
retail! yes! we are finally free!
free!!!!
FREEEE!!!!

direct link to the historic news
http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=8010

--
post made in a steam-free computer
i said "NO" to valve and steam
 
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steamKILLER wrote:

> beautiful news! fantastic news! AWESOME NEWS!!!
> vivendi will no longer sell valve's steam infected games in
> retail! yes! we are finally free!
> free!!!!
> FREEEE!!!!
>
> direct link to the historic news
> http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=8010

I wonder how many days it will take until Google yanks your account. Ask
Bligmerk how quick they will cancel accounts for needless cross posting and
general abuse toward others.
 
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> They can publish it themselves, actually.

Hehe why should they?
HL2 goes for ~270 DKr retail and $50 for the bronze package (~290 DKr)
Similar packages and almost similar price

No distribution and retail costs and no problems with regards to
consumer rights in various countries

Question is the expected number of copies sold through Steam versus
through retail channels
 
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If we're free of the constant, off-topic posts in the strategic newsgroup,
then it is great news.

Bob W.


"steamKILLER" <sayNO2steam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1114861729.849089.209150@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> beautiful news! fantastic news! AWESOME NEWS!!!
> vivendi will no longer sell valve's steam infected games in
> retail! yes! we are finally free!
> free!!!!
> FREEEE!!!!
>
> direct link to the historic news
> http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=8010
>
> --
> post made in a steam-free computer
> i said "NO" to valve and steam
>
 
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steamKILLER wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> beautiful news! fantastic news! AWESOME NEWS!!!
> vivendi will no longer sell valve's steam infected games in
> retail! yes! we are finally free!
> free!!!!
> FREEEE!!!!
>
> direct link to the historic news
> http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=8010
>

This only means you won't be able to download the entire
game online.
Nothing is said about no longer having to download Steam
files after you buy and install the retail version...
Or about no longer needing to run Steam in the background
whenever you play the game...
Or about not being able to choose which patch you want
to use...
etc.
So just about all the problems you were listing in your
old posts are not addressed by this decision.
 
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On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:22:35 GMT, mrlg <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

>This only means you won't be able to download the entire
>game online.

No, it means you can only buy it online, unless they find another
publisher.
--
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Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards,
please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text.
Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question.
 
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"Andrew" <spamtrap@localhost.> wrote in message
news:kgc771pg8lf7rsev1aaus6330hctqv9ts9@4ax.com
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:22:35 GMT, mrlg <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> This only means you won't be able to download the entire
>> game online.
>
> No, it means you can only buy it online, unless they find another
> publisher.

They can publish it themselves, actually.
 
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Andrew wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:22:35 GMT, mrlg <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
>>This only means you won't be able to download the entire
>>game online.
>
>
> No, it means you can only buy it online, unless they find another
> publisher.


So the situation is even worse from SayNO's position.
What's he celebrating?
 
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mrlg wrote:
> Andrew wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:22:35 GMT, mrlg <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> This only means you won't be able to download the entire
>>> game online.
>>
>>
>>
>> No, it means you can only buy it online, unless they find another
>> publisher.
>
>
>
> So the situation is even worse from SayNO's position.
> What's he celebrating?


a successful lobotomy
 
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In article <1114886699.731914.87640@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
peter.aghl@gmail.com (Peter [AGHL]) wrote:

> Question is the expected number of copies sold through Steam versus
> through retail channels

Actually the question is whether they make enough profit per copy via
Steam to make up for the potential loss of sales via a publisher. I
suspect not, but the loss of profit may be more than made up for by being
able to break free from the old publisher and contract. A new contract
with a new publisher would probably be more favourable to Valve,
especially as Steam -- I imagine -- gives them a tried & tested core of
sales to survive on.

Andrew McP
 
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"mrlg" <nospam@nospam.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:uzRce.2145$7F4.1457@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>
> So the situation is even worse from SayNO's position.
> What's he celebrating?

Not the brightest bulb in the universe, he is.
 
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"Alfred Pum" <alfredpum@speed-tiscali.at> wrote in message
news:d50ps2$9e5$1@paperboy.si.eunet.at
> "mrlg" <nospam@nospam.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:uzRce.2145$7F4.1457@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>
>> So the situation is even worse from SayNO's position.
>> What's he celebrating?
>
> Not the brightest bulb in the universe, he is.

For a six watt twelve volt bulb running on a volt he's doing pretty good
😱\
McG.
 
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"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e1Uce.50463$hu5.13200@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> "Alfred Pum" <alfredpum@speed-tiscali.at> wrote in message
> news:d50ps2$9e5$1@paperboy.si.eunet.at
>> "mrlg" <nospam@nospam.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:uzRce.2145$7F4.1457@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>>
>>> So the situation is even worse from SayNO's position.
>>> What's he celebrating?
>>
>> Not the brightest bulb in the universe, he is.
>
> For a six watt twelve volt bulb running on a volt he's doing pretty good
> 😱\
> McG.
You're much easier on him than I am. I am so sick of that BS.

--
Advanced Primate (44yrs old)
XP Pro 64 Bit O/S
 
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"steamKILLER" <sayNO2steam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1114861729.849089.209150@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> beautiful news! fantastic news! AWESOME NEWS!!!
> vivendi will no longer sell valve's steam infected games in
> retail! yes! we are finally free!
> free!!!!
> FREEEE!!!!
>
> direct link to the historic news
> http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=8010
>
> --
> post made in a steam-free computer
> i said "NO" to valve and steam
>

No we aren't "free"; you are still posting your drivel....
 
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