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From: Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:40:01 -0500
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:05:54 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB
wrote: 

>On 14/06/2025 00:46, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>> As loathe as I am to compliment Valve... the Family Sharing/is/
>> pretty good. I use it not only to share my account with other family
>> members (two of whom are quite some distance away from me, yet Valve
>> hasn't raised an eyebrow), but also to share my games with my other
>> computers (so I can play two games simultaneously in the same
>> household... which sometimes happens when I'm benchmarking, or when
>> I've friends over).
>
>I remember when Netflix said they were going to start cracking down on 
>account sharing outside of a household and the amount of moaning about 
>how unfair it was. To me it seemed quite simple, it was never intended 
>for that (I think that's entirely reasonable) so you really can't 
>complain.

^This

The entitled desire of some to justify their "free lunch" is staggering.
Same goes for piracy and illegal mass distribution of copyrighted works.

Other services *do* offer a sharing option. It's often a little bit more
money. That's how it works. That Valve does it for free is a blessing.

-- 
Zag

What's the point of growing up 
if you can't be childish sometimes? ...Terrance Dicks, BBC