I have no problem with it on principle--I've been playing PC games for years and love Steam, both for how great the service is and it's flea market sales.
My main problem with it is how...ambiguous Microsoft's handling of this is. All of these measures tell me they don't want to deal with retail anymore--especially the part where publishers decide whether or not to allow used games at all, which shows just how "committed" they are to resales. Plus the system is clearly designed without any regard for people who don't have access to reliable broadband, if any internet at all.
But they know they can't just flip off Gamestop and Best Buy and go full digital just yet. Nor are internet speeds fast enough for most people to live with an entirely digital system. Yet they're doing all they can to control or stomp out aspects of console gaming (unrestricted used games, borrowing, resales online) that they can't monetize right now.
Hence the messy, convoluted mess of restrictions on retail discs. The main reason I loved consoles despite being closed, weaker platforms than PC is the ease of use and the ability to handle games more freely. This gen, with it's patches, updates and frequent mandatory installs, took away the former argument for consoles; the next-gen stands to eliminate the latter.
At this point, exclusives are the only reason to get the next-gen consoles now. Exclusives that are less justifiable on consoles that tout how PC-like and dev friendly they are to work with. *sigh*
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