There have been a lot of rumors in the Internet concerning DVD/CD writers malfunction after installation and star-up of StarForce protected applications. Some have even mentioned that should such “malfunctioning” drive be placed in any other PC without StarForce protection installed it will fail to work as well.
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After the installation and start-up of StarForce protected product the problem with (CD/DVD read-write malfunction) must exist and be reproduced in any other configuration.
If you can be the first to reproduce this situation in our office, we will be happy to award you with $1000.00 US, cover your trip to Moscow and pay 2 days’ lodging.
there has to be SOMEONE with enough money to spend on a trip, a brand new pc, and the assurance of being able to reproduce the problem, so that WE in the end can point our fingers to starforce and say: BITCH!The best way to punish those Starforce fools is to simply keep posting the horror stories on publishers' support websites and to not buy any games with Starforce in them. If you really want Starforce to disappear, that is what it will take.