Foamer on 12 November 2010
So basically what you're saying is that a few nice features on Steam- Valve exclusives like HL2 and its mods, cracking sale prices and the ability to gift games- are enough for you to overlook what you consider to be intrusive adware and onerous DRM. Which is exactly what a lot of other people think- there's a compromise to be made with DRM (and ads in your case), but taken as a whole, Steam is very consumer-friendly and you get a lot back for what you give. It's certainly not like SecuROM or GfWL, where it's all one-sided.
