*edit* Bah, that reply box that pops up on top of the thread is annoying because it dissapears if you view another tab on your browser.
I said cd-keys were evil? What I said was that arguments against PC gaming, such as cd-keys, are now being accepted on consoles. Product keys and DRM for other software (such as Adobe products or something) can be a different beast though :P
Bummer about Steam currencies, but I'm not from Europe.
I brought up Valve because you had mentioned TF2 and Left4Dead which get a lot of support from Valve without charging the customers. Sure, not every developer/publisher will support their games as well as Valve and can obviously charge a price for their DLC and such. However, when I hear complaining that sports game series ____ has been losing popularity where the only huge change between the latest iteration and last year's is a roster update or the Xth shooter of the year will charge a high price for a mere map pack, I'm supposed to completely agree that they should start charging for even more things?
