I vaguely remember getting Steam only to find the game's key had already been used.
I saw the Witcher 2 preorder available on Steam and was half tempted to buy it for my bi-yearly session of pc gaming. Then I saw they were selling it for $45 and closed the browser tab while laughing.
Later on I talked to a friend of mine who swears by Steam and decided to install it anyway simply because of some of the good deals they offer.
Upon trying to install Steam, it told me that it could not continue because it needed 50000Gb (once again, closed the window while laughing)
I beat it until it consented to continue and then I find my name is already in use (I can't remember what I signed up with originally).
Needless to say, Steam has lost this round.
On a side note regarding new game prices in general: I can accept paying a higher price for a game when it would actually come in a BOX. Saying that you will include manual does make me want to pay more as if it is some kind of addon, it is SUPPOSED to be there.
And $60 for Dragon Age 2, har har har!
I will probably set Steam up when my work space is cleared of all sharp objects that I might inadvertently seize for the inevitable face palm at seeing more of these 'deals'.