You mean like the “multi-million units sold” Linux based Steam Deck?

They really aren’t: it’s just going to add a little thickness, weight, and cost to the phone. Screws and gaskets aren’t exactly rocket science.

I’m with you on that. What makes the Steam Deck so appealing is it’s a handheld PC.

Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror

It was the OG Counterstrike that started as an Unreal Tournament mod before getting a standalone release. It was popular for a long time entirely because it had zero anti-piracy built in and it supported modding. The game came out in 1999 and people still play it today.

Got it for $5 in the bargain bin at EB games.

That’s a far worse hypothetical crime than you realize: it harms the profits of billionaires. Why don’t you think about all those poor oligarchs you’re hurting?

How will they be able to buy politicians and judges if people stopped giving them money?

I just want those large, deep pocketed, sue-happy corporation’s legal teams to know I’m a good consumer that never violates DMCA or other intellectual property laws: it’s wrong. I mean, that’s what they say and obviously we should trust them.

I can’t imagine much worse than violating the inalienable rights of amoral multi-billion dollar industries, except maybe bragging online about it afterwards.

I would never pirate anything since it’s illegal and immoral.

But I imagine the selfish criminals that do like the fact they can limit their media consumption to the occasional worthwhile thing. They might even assuage their guilt by paying for it when possible after they establish it isn’t garbage.