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In this case, that'd likely work well.

Just be careful if you intend to keep using Uber - many companies (Steam is notorious for this - folks have lost access to thousands of dollars of games for contesting a single one) will ban you from the service if you do a chargeback.

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This is why I don't buy Steam games. In fact, I don't buy any game I can't control an independent copy of.

This really should apply to all software.

Good point. I've always been deeply annoyed by this whole notion of licensing software. I get the theory behind it, but if it's a game that can be played offline, then I should be able to download and store a copy of that game for my personal use, independent of any platform.

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