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Re:Docker cannot be downloaded without logging into Docker S... by threeseed on Monday August 20, 2018 @08:48PM (#17805745)
The more hilarious part is the reaction from here.

You can't be a successful startup if you don't have a list of your product's users.

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Re:Docker cannot be downloaded without logging into Docker S... by gameswithgo on Monday August 20, 2018 @08:54PM (#17805798)
>You can't be a successful startup if you don't have a list of your product's users.

Id Software does not have a list of people who used Doom.

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Re:Docker cannot be downloaded without logging into Docker S... by horsawlarway on Monday August 20, 2018 @09:40PM (#17806090)
Yes, they do.

Literally. the first version required you to register by phone or mail in order to get the full game.

If you mean the most recent version... they know exactly which commercial retailers purchased the game, and in what quantities. They might not know exactly which consumer ended up with those games, but those consumers were not their customers, the retailers were.

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