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Google and Apple should be forced to refund all the money for these scams and pay fines for it. As long as their interests are aligned with the scammers they wi

by polack 6y ago

Google and Apple should be forced to refund all the money for these scams and pay fines for it. As long as their interests are aligned with the scammers they will let it happen. They need to be held accountable for what they sell the same way Silk Road was.

sneak 6y ago
What scam?
- stunlocked 6y ago
  alright I'll bite: The scam of copying someone elses game just because they refused your offer of buying it, since that's essentially what happened.
  - sneak 6y ago
    It sounds like they implemented it from scratch, which means they simply beat him to market. I'm not sure what the issue is here.
    - josephcsible 6y ago
      The issue is they stole the name. Had they made a clone under a different name, it would be fine.
    - Intermernet 6y ago
      His game was already on the market
    - simonh 6y ago
      They didn’t beat him to market, Worldbox had been out in the market before they even approached the dev about it or hiked the trademark. That’s why he believes it will be possible to invalidate their trademark.
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    - moritonal 6y ago
      Worldbox had been in the market for 8 years. They stole the code (given the cloned app's appid is called Worldbox) and rejigged the sprites. Then tried to trademark "Worldbox" (which isn't the name of their game) with the plan to then change name and kick Worldbox off the store.
    - yonixw 6y ago
      Then why are they opening so many shell companies? what are they so afraid of? and why ex-workers say they do copyright infringements all the time? Look like they are not making it from scratch...
- rozab 6y ago
  The business model of 3 day free trials followed by $10 a week subscriptions? Nobody would pay that on purpose
- chaostheory 6y ago
  Making a bad clone of a game is old and ok. Making a clone of a game and stealing and assuming its name on other platforms and other countries is the scam.
tonetheman 6y ago
Hahahahahahahah. Google and Apple do not give a single RATS ASS about this guy and his game. They want to make money. That is the only reason they exist. If they make money from from him or someone who stole his game... they literally do not give a single shit. I wish it was different. But it is not. [edit ... added this line]
- unilynx 6y ago
  which is... precisely why GP suggests that they _should_ be held to account
- deleted 6y ago
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by polack 6y ago

sneak 6y ago

What scam?

stunlocked 6y ago
alright I'll bite: The scam of copying someone elses game just because they refused your offer of buying it, since that's essentially what happened.
- sneak 6y ago
  It sounds like they implemented it from scratch, which means they simply beat him to market. I'm not sure what the issue is here.
  - josephcsible 6y ago
    The issue is they stole the name. Had they made a clone under a different name, it would be fine.
  - Intermernet 6y ago
    His game was already on the market
  - simonh 6y ago
    They didn’t beat him to market, Worldbox had been out in the market before they even approached the dev about it or hiked the trademark. That’s why he believes it will be possible to invalidate their trademark.
  - deleted 6y ago
    [deleted]
  - moritonal 6y ago
    Worldbox had been in the market for 8 years. They stole the code (given the cloned app's appid is called Worldbox) and rejigged the sprites. Then tried to trademark "Worldbox" (which isn't the name of their game) with the plan to then change name and kick Worldbox off the store.
  - yonixw 6y ago
    Then why are they opening so many shell companies? what are they so afraid of? and why ex-workers say they do copyright infringements all the time? Look like they are not making it from scratch...
rozab 6y ago
The business model of 3 day free trials followed by $10 a week subscriptions? Nobody would pay that on purpose
chaostheory 6y ago
Making a bad clone of a game is old and ok. Making a clone of a game and stealing and assuming its name on other platforms and other countries is the scam.

tonetheman 6y ago

Hahahahahahahah. Google and Apple do not give a single RATS ASS about this guy and his game. They want to make money. That is the only reason they exist. If they make money from from him or someone who stole his game... they literally do not give a single shit. I wish it was different. But it is not. [edit ... added this line]

unilynx 6y ago
which is... precisely why GP suggests that they _should_ be held to account
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