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They're bluffing.
by bobbyi 16y ago
They're bluffing.
- teej 16y agoZynga is absolutely not bluffing.
- staunch 16y agoI think they are. They would lose a massive percentage of their revenue overnight. They could survive separated from Facebook, but they'd be significantly smaller. Their company probably can't afford to shrink that quickly. They should diversify, but I seriously doubt they'd be stupid enough to do it overnight. Facebook can safely call their bluff.
- gruseom 16y agoI don't know about their other games, but a lot of people are addicted to Farmville. Addicts are loyal.
- tansey 16y agoFacebook is planning to tax them 30%. If they leave and lose less than 30% of their customers, they will make money. Do you really think that 1 in 3 paying FV players will leave because they have to type in a new URL to play? They're already willing to type in their credit card information, and that process is much longer.
- staunch 16y agoI do. I think a lot of people play Farmville because it's "just there". The same way people will watch whatever is on TV, regardless of its quality. Some people are addicted. Many are merely entertained. I'm quite certain they will instantly see a drop of more than 30% of their traffic. Probably significantly more.
- raganwald 16y agoThey're bluffing the way Google was bluffing when they threatened to release their own browser to get around browser manufacturers controlling the default search, the way Google was bluffing when they threatened to release their own mobile OS and phone to get around phone manufacturers controlling the default search, maps, and other applications on phones, and the way Google is now bluffing when they threaten to become their own top tier ISP to get around ISPs controlling access to search or other applications.
- rms 16y agoSo that's a semi-bluff, if we want to be technical. ;)
- bobbyi 16y agoI don't see how those are similar to Zynga pulling out of Facebook and switching to "Zynga Live" which doesn't yet exist. Google didn't "pull out" of offering their services through the established browsers when they released their own. They didn't stop offering Google apps on the iPhone when they released Android.