i dont doubt that they can crack these things.
people who claim its because of technical limitations just dont want to buy the games and hope that they can force them to release a crack to prove them wrong.
personally im not a huge fan of DRM at all. But if you are talking steam atleast in that instance there is a benifit for having the drm. (chat, easy to connect to friends, great selection of games.. I even use my old retail copy cd keys to activate games on steam so i dont have to use the cd any more. and after activation you can always enable offline mode on steam so you dont need the internet)
things like that are plenty of Plus points to the drm on steam..
it used to be so antiquated that people who pirated the games could play them and people who bought the things couldnt.
So there is plenty of reasons why they should continue to crack the drm protection.
but i would like to see the overall sales figures for a 1-2 year period where there were no game cracks available.
vs a 1-2 year period with the same amount of quality games released (ones that should sell just as well if not better) when cracked versions were available..
I personally dont think that the numbers would show any reall difference.
if people can affoard to buy the games im pretty sure that they do. and if they cant and so pirate them instead that is not a lost sale. "as the piratee would not have bought the game any way"
If they buy it later on in a steam sale.. well thats when they would have bought the thing any way.