why have a dvd if it won't let you activate

[bummerman]

from what I understand, after two activations, the dvd version of Bioshock won't activate without emailing tech support and waiting for a response which could take days..What if you want to go play over at a friends house, isn't that why you buy a dvd. If it's no good after two activations, what's the point

[Tale]

I'm pretty sure that DVDs don't exist simply so you can play the game over friends, but as a way of using physical copy protection on software.

[bummerman]

they don't confine you to one x box per cd, you play it on anyone you want to, I can't play the game without having a dvd in my comp, so why can't I use this on some of my other computers, if not , at least do away with the dvd requirement

[dandragonrage]

I'm pretty sure that DVDs don't exist simply so you can play the game over friends, but as a way of using physical copy protection on software.

Legally you can install it on as maaaaany computers as you want, but you can only USE it on one at a time.

[gtrunner]

from what I understand, after two activations, the dvd version of Bioshock won't activate without emailing tech support and waiting for a response which could take days..What if you want to go play over at a friends house, isn't that why you buy a dvd. If it's no good after two activations, what's the point

this happen to me too you have to put the - with the numbers like this:XXX-XXX-XXX-XXXX