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GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” (gameworldobserver.com)
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[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who says you have to respect the laws? Just pirate if publishers mess with players

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Just pirate

What's the point of GOG then?

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Morals

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Morals

Nothing moral about a store that affirms Microsoft's Windows monopoly.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 0 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

People have different morals. It's ok, it's personal

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Same reason we have Barnes and Nobles in the states. I like to browse before I hit zlibrary.

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Not everything is on GoG

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

We have itch.io