"if you want a bunch of Facebook monstrosities welded into an always-online authentication framework"
Is Steam such a system? If so, give me more of that, Steam is awesome, and proof that people will buy stuff if the original is better than the pirated copy.
Steam is awesome, sure. I buy all my PC games on Steam, and if it's not on Steam I won't even consider it. But I was thinking more along the lines of "freemium" or subscription-based software, neither of which I want anything to do with.
With Steam, you're still paying a one-time fee to purchase a license to use the software.
