This is the first thinking move by software publishers since the TRS-80.

I wholly applaud Stardock for this, and hope they can convince others to follow.

Stardock, unlike the abomination STEAM, actually provides a value added service to the customer, while

assisting developers in protecting their software rights. I have actually suggested to a couple of software companies to

consider using the Stardock Impulse system. I should also recommend that Stardock also consider representing

non-game publishers. This would be an excellent system for field personnel to be able to use to update customer

assets, such as anti-viral and anti-spy and other utility software.

One step further might be a way to facilitate the users taking non-impulse products and have them uploaded

into the users personal and private area. This way they may be able to more easilly recover from hard drive or system

failure. I have way too many clients that lose their original disks around the office. Perhaps a simple up-front

validation process, then the user can retrieve their software at a later date.