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Yeah it really is a pretty bad situation. There have been may arguments about the current methods of restriction by game developers, in that they seem to be punishing the gamers who purchase things properly in order to combat the pirates and greedy retail stores. I really hope a better solution can be devised as soon as possible.
Like GAME and Gamestation. It goes without saying really. I went in the other day to see what was on offer in the firesale. The company was in administration, on its last legs, and even in this 'sale' stuff was more expensive than supermarkets!
Then again, at university students are encouraged by lecturers to pirate the software they need. This stuff can be up to 2000 quid to buy, and obviously they can't afford it. (Unis could give out licences but, well, they're businesses). They say that companies such as Adobe and Autodesk actually like the publicity, because the students will grow accustomed to their software and ultimately purchase legit copies when they open their own businesses.
I guess the same can't be said for game companies, where there will be no long term benefits. There definitely does seem a culture now where people think it's ok to pirate games etc. for free 'because everyone does it'.
I saw one person on FaceBook ask on OWI's page where he could download AO for free, because he didn't want to pay £3.99 for it. It's sad to think that this is what a great deal of people think is acceptable these days. If you need software badly and cannot possibly afford it, as is the case for the majority of students, I might be inclined to look the other way. But when something is dead cheap and you just can't be bothered to pay, there's really no excuse.
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what you said about game is true, they don't even stock new EA games anymore because they fell out with the company! Now they've been bought by some other company, and you won't believe this, but guess how much fore? Really, guess. They're in a shitload of debt, but guess how much they bought the company for?