User blog comment:Traditionalfire/Everybodys beloved Origin/@comment-220.253.90.61-20140224061923

I've been told that EA created Origin 'cause they wanted to get into the idea of Steam's digital distribution, but felt as if they weren't getting enough from the sales. Also, apparently, they've sold user data to advertising companies and planted spyware within the users computer so that ads can be tailored specifically. I'm not so sure about the last part, though