I don't have Steam hatred. I've been a user since day one, to install Counter-Strike 1.6. Just because you don't have to use it again doesn't mean it's not drm.
Regardless, I started the thread simply to ask how the game is being distributed. Note I never said anything good nor bad regarding the answer that was given to me. The fact that this has gotten derailed into an argument regarding what is drm, what isn't, whether a service should be used to install the game or not, is irrelevant to my question.
-HM