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Epic claimed that this was basically a commerical smear campaign, and offered a million dollars if anyone would prove it was true. Someone proved that it wasn'
by oh_sigh 6y ago
Epic claimed that this was basically a commerical smear campaign, and offered a million dollars if anyone would prove it was true.
Someone proved that it wasn't a commercial smear campaign, it was merely hackers hacking for the lulz and to get some free pizza and porn.
But Epic only promised $1m if you proved it was a commercial smear campaign, not $1m if you merely figured out the origins of it.
- d1zzy 6y agoSuch a win-win situation for Epic then, they weren't interested in the truth, they were interested in their truth, if that got confirmed by third-party they were right all along and could say so, if not, well, they aren't out of $1m then.
- kungato 6y agoIs that bad?
- mannykannot 6y agoActing like a victim instead of cleaning up their own mess is that special mix of defiant, disingenuous incompetence that is still bad, even though it has become the standard way of responding to issues.
- oh_sigh 6y agoBut they already claimed they believed it was a commercial operation. So they're going to take a reputational hit at least by some for being conspiracy theories.