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submitted 1 year ago by nothingcorporate@lemmy.today to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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Can they tell the differences between installs or can't they? Either way, they're definitely lying to their users.

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[–] IzzyScissor@kbin.social 65 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do installs of the same game by the same user across multiple devices count as different installs?

We treat different devices as different installs. We don’t want to track identity across different devices.

Jesus Christ. A single user can freely install the game repeatedly and bankrupt a creator.

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can definitely see one of those "ree woke game" types doing this.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

[–] anteaters@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Fitting image host, too.

[–] Gerbler@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Excellent

[–] DiagnosedADHD@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I can see this going wrong with steam proton if each install gets it's own wine config, simply reinstalling or updating might look like a new machine