[ SECRET POST #1595 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1595 ⌋


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Notes:

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Comments

Re: +1

[(Anonymous)]

Tsk. Tsk. Too busy blaming the pirates for the shortsightedness of your industry. First of all, if pirates are the downfall of the video gaming industry, why isn't the PC/Mac/Linux OS, application and utility industry collapsing, too? Why are these areas growing stonger? Could it be that they cater to a broader technology base? Look at how poorly sales of Vista and Windows 7, not bound to a new system purchase, are doing, as opposed to the ,still, record demand for the older, XP. Why? Because both Vista and Win7 have a much higher hardware standard and lack any real legacy to support old equipment. Does this sound familiar? The RIAA and the anti-piracy laws don't protect the artist, programmer and developer, any more than non-compete agreements protect a professional. They are to protect the profits of the Corporation and the most vociferous and proactive, about enforcement, have the WIDEST profit margins, the largest legal divisions and the most restrictive employee contracts. It is ironic that the biggest corporate proponents of anti-piracy are replete with a history of idea and talent theft, piracy and plunder, strong arm and extortion tactics, and undermining, or, outright, disregard for contracts and contract, anti-trust and anti-piracy law.

Re: +1

[milo1047.livejournal.com]

I'm not the biggest fan of the video game industry corporations myself, but that doesn't mean I support theft, usually perpetrated by people like you under the guise of 'sticking it to the man' if your post is anything to go by. I never blamed piracy for the downfall of the gaming industry and really, you need to pick your strawmen better. I haven't defended the gaming industry, I have attacked piracy.

Re: +1

[(Anonymous)]

That's not the point of their post at all. It's not about sticking it to the man; they were merely pointing out that, if piracy is such a big contributing factor to the failure and decline of the gaming and entertainment market, then by that logic, the computer application market -- which has an even bigger piracy value and threat than that for games -- would be failing as well. But it's not; it's thriving.

Re: +1

[(Anonymous)]

Because windows is used by businesses who purchase business licenses for HUGE lumps of cash. (See also: Photoshop etc...)

Because Mac is tied to the machines, and when you buy a machine that costs...a few hundred bucks to make for $1799, that's a lot of profit.

And then there's Linux, which...is pretty much free anyway.

Sorry, what was your point?