The OS is not taken into account for activations, only hardware specifications. A small upgrade on the PC also most likely doesn't affect the activation (atleast according to Bioware).

I'm so glad I didn't invest in a new gaming PC when Crysis came out lol.

Three installs for every computer you own. Damn that is a stupid limit. It should be unlimited installs. You bought the god damn game.

^^^ Correct. I won't purchase any PC game with this sort of restriction on it. Totally unwarranted IMO.

I only need two, but I feel if I have to go through all this crap to get the game running I shouldn't need the disc to play. I hardly play Bioshock because I have to change the disc... I am lazy.

You know what's even worse than these stupid protections? Gamers who defend them.

Sure, it could be worse. Sure, it's not going to affect everyone. Sure, there are ways to mitigate the problem. But all of those things don't solve the core problem that these protections create.

The more people accept this now, the worse protections will become in the future. Those companies are testing how far they can go, and they're trying to get us used to this.

I say screw them, this is one step too far for me.

Fucking pirates are ruining for everybody. Communist bastards.