I'm not calling DRM consumer-friendly though, read it again. I'm calling Steam as a whole consumer friendly. It auto-patches my games, it lets me download my games as many times as I want to as many PCs as I want, it has a fuck ton of community features and it's downright pleasant to use, especially if you're reinstalling an OS (just back up your Steam games folder and paste it back over when you're done).
I consider this a fair exchange in return for the imposition of DRM. In contrast just about every other DRM system offers me fuck all and imposes more restrictions upon me. In an ideal world, DRM would not be necessary, but it is and Steam offers a workable compromise.
I'll leave alone your other 'arguement' as it's pretty daft. One of the first things I did when I got a new laptop was to install Steam and get some of the casual games like Puzzle Quest and Peggle on it.
