Really? I might actually try some of their games. I haven’t bought a Ubisoft game for nearly a decade now, I think, solely because of their launcher.
And never buy from Ubisoft.
Edit: Wow--just checked and they're still selling this game, even with this egregious hang.
Pretty sure that Gog's "DRM control" would have rejected this game ?
Even better to buy directly from the devs, or from small publishers, like Matrix/Slitherine - but keep an eye out for them turning big and evil, like (Micro)ActiBlizz.
(Another issue is platform-tied features that make you a second-class citizen : never buy games that have a Steam Workshop or use Steam Multiplayer.)
I’ll probably be kicking myself if Valve ever gets sold, but I’m pretty happy with it for now.