Hmmm yes they can scrap the DRM but I don't mind the UPlay (although it doesnt like my passwords for some random reason.) the idea of being able to unlock some ingame items and random content through playing the game is pretty nifty, albeit a bit limited.
Will be sure to add From Dust to my Christmas wish list.
I still think they should look to release all of the new games through Steam. DRM and constant internet connection is not necessary but a 1 time activation is required. DRM really annoyed me with C&C4 when I still had a 512kbps connection. I couldn't advance in the campaign at all because it never saved my progress...
I hope the idiots lost a lot of money for going overboard with the DRM. Hopefully they (and other publishers) learnt a lesson from this for future games.