Posted April 25, 2015
Well... The problem is that Steam (Origin, UPlay, etc.) doesn't advertize itself as a "DRM'd store". If you're just gamer who doesn't care for teh interwebz dramaz or who doesn't want to install his game more than 5 times in 24 hours, there's a good chance that you never even heard of the term "DRM".
Now imagine such a person finds GOG, sees some babble about "DRM-free" on the front page, googles DRM and finds out that it is additional software that prevents you from making copies of your games to give them to other people... What could DRM-free mean then? That you're allowed to share the game with your friends? Why else would a shop explicitly mention this DRM-free-thingie on its front page? ;)
Now imagine such a person finds GOG, sees some babble about "DRM-free" on the front page, googles DRM and finds out that it is additional software that prevents you from making copies of your games to give them to other people... What could DRM-free mean then? That you're allowed to share the game with your friends? Why else would a shop explicitly mention this DRM-free-thingie on its front page? ;)