Not only are they trying to change the ownership model for YOUR software YOU bought
Um, newsflash, sport. You don't own software, you're just licensing it. In exchange for the fee you've paid the company agrees that you can use their software whenever you wish (for yourself only), but you most certainly don't own it.
Yes, Steam has its problems, but every new technology does. Within 5 years time you'll see almost every developer out there with a broadband delivery system which is great for gamers! Bypass the greedy publishers and retail outlets means cost savings for the consumer and/or money that would otherwise be diverted will be used in the game's development.
Steam is still a pain in the ass, but it's getting better all the time. I look foward to the day when broadband delivery is the norm, not the exception.
"So you gonna' talk to me or we just gonna' keep bullshiting each other? Breakin' my balls, Chuck."
- Cartman
"And then, suddenly and without warning, it turned into a real-life case of hungry, hungry hippos."
- Stephen Colbert