{"id":1764,"date":"2012-10-18T16:58:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T23:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.computerabuser.com\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2012-10-18T16:59:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T23:59:54","slug":"thank-you-steam-signed-former-software-pirate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.computerabuser.com\/?p=1764","title":{"rendered":"Thank You Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Steam or Valve or whoever, I just wanted to say thank you. \u00a0I used to be a software pirate. \u00a0No, I didn&#8217;t actually crack and upload games, no I was too lazy for that. \u00a0I just downloaded already cracked games instead of buying them. \u00a0I did that for years I&#8217;m afraid. \u00a0Even games that you created like Half-Life and Portal I&#8217;m sad to say. \u00a0If it makes you feel any better, I own both of those games now. \u00a0Actually, I own the entire Half-Life collection, plus Left 4 Dead 1 &amp; 2 and Portal 1 &amp; 2.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all thanks to Steam!<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, though, I don&#8217;t just buy from you guys. \u00a0I sometimes buy from Gamefly and Amazon, but those games are often on Steam anyway, so we&#8217;re all good. \u00a0I really just buy from whoever is cheapest. \u00a0Come on, I may no longer download pirated software, but I&#8217;m still a cheapskate. \u00a0Hey, I&#8217;m just being honest. \u00a0If I couldn&#8217;t get my games from you guys at 75% off, I would probably still be downloading pirated games. \u00a0I think we can both agree that at least this way, somebody gets paid. \u00a0Amiright?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, thanks again. \u00a0You keep selling stuff crazy cheap and I&#8217;ll keep buying it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Signed,<\/p>\n<p>ComputerAbuser &#8211; former obtainer of\u00a0illegally\u00a0copied stuffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Steam or Valve or whoever, I just wanted to say thank you.  I used to be a software pirate.  No, I didn&#8217;t actually crack and upload games, no I was too lazy for that.  I just downloaded already cracked games instead of buying them.  I did that for years I&#8217;m afraid.  Even games that you created like Half-Life and Portal I&#8217;m sad to 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