And I hate Steam and EA and I mainly refuse to do business with them. Nowadays, for new games, not only do have to get the game from them and let them hold the keys for it, but also you have to leave their online client connected to their server for the entire time you play, or else you may not play your game. Their client/server does, they will assure you, only harmless things and/or things to "enrich your playing experience".

I don't buy games any more through them. But this drastically limits the games I can play. My last mistake was 'Total War: Shogun II'. No more. If I can't get it on GOG then I won't buy it.