I'm sure that the game plays with no problems.

It's just kind of sad that 3 years from now after the game is a memory (and no longer on your system) that it's hidden authentication software will still be loading up and taking resources. (Unless of course you go to the effort to search for technical instructions for a manual removal - which 9 out of 10 customers will never do.)

This is the kind of vile crap that software companies should be castigated endlessly for.