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Am I the only one that did a double-take when I saw Zynga on there?
by damoncali 15y ago
Am I the only one that did a double-take when I saw Zynga on there?
- westbywest 15y agoTheir relationship with Facebook probably influenced (compelled?) them to sign onto this. Indeed, one could imagine a potential copyright infringement complaint leveled at Zygna by Paramount, claiming that "Mafia Wars" borrows too heavily from the "Godfather" films. Completely frivolous, indeed, but possibly threatening enough to Zygna's daily operations for them to heed warnings about these bills.
- muppetman 15y agoI was a bit surprised too. I certainly don't count them in the same league as the others mentioned.
- cynest 15y agoWhy not Zynga? Their demographic is not piratically inclined and due to the nature of their product piracy is probably not an issue to an extent it is for hollywood. However, their existence is at least for the moment linked to facebook. Anything that threatens facebook threatens zynga. If facebook has to police their users' content, you can bet at least some of the necessary money will come from facebook's cut of zynga's profits. Also, this is publicity right before their IPO.
- dylangs1030 15y agoDespite their recent PR blunder (and what a blunder it was), they're still considered a tech giant. Their IPO passed a billion benchmark, so they are in a position to say, "Hey, look at us, we kinda know a thing or two about the internet."
- damoncali 15y agoGiant? There are a bajillion small tech companies across the country that make more money than that.
- dylangs1030 15y agoIn terms of their industry - no company does as well with social networking games. It piggybacked on Facebook's success before Facebook made it more difficult to become very successful in that area.
- rbanffy 15y agoRemember: companies are not your friends. The may be your allies this time, but the may also turn against you if the tide changes.