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A threatens to shoot B. Most informed and enlightened people agree that this is a terrible idea. However, companies C through Z actively support this/don't op

by raghus 15y ago

A threatens to shoot B. Most informed and enlightened people agree that this is a terrible idea. However, companies C through Z actively support this/don't oppose this shooting. The Internet gets really pissed with one such company G. A grassroots movement pillories G. Thousands of people donate time, passion and money to this effort. Amazingly this works and G's revenue plummets. Meanwhile, A shoots B.

smackfu 15y ago
People are so happy they can do something and get responses ("Our company will stop using G!") that they forget it's meaningless.
presidentx 15y ago
Clean out your ears. We The People are making a statement: corporations with no regard to the rights and liberty of individuals and who buy out politicians are going down. Simple as that.
cgag 15y ago
It seems to make sense to me if A only answers to C through Z.
vectorpush 15y ago
People never liked godaddy to begin with, so it has become the ideal effigy for the movement against SOPA, but it sends a message to the other companies on the list, they could be next.
lurkinggrue 15y ago
I have to admit this was the straw that got me to finally move off of godaddy. I was extremely sick of dealing with them but the pain of transfer was holding me back. This was a good excuse to get the hell off of godaddy.
cheald 15y ago
This is only the case if they only thing people are doing about SOPA is moving away from GoDaddy. A lot of the people who have taken a stance against GoDaddy and taken their business elsewhere have been actively working against SOPA, and this is just another step of that. Consistency is good, especially when it's applied towards geek-centric companies that can be immediately impacted. GoDaddy's about-face here was more or less within 24 hours of being put in the crosshairs. Their capitulation sends a very strong message that they didn't think it was financially worth it to consider to support SOPA - because if the boycott wasn't having any impact, why would they change their tune? Other companies will take a look at that and realize that if the largest registrar in the world can be pressured through consumer action to pull a full 180 in under 24 hours, that it's going to be risky to support SOPA. Any way you slice it, this is a significant win for SOPA opponents. It's a battle won, not the war, but it's a win nonetheless.
sunchild 15y ago
A threatens to shoot B. B is armed, but has no chance because C is also aiming a gun at B. D-Z take out C. B has a better chance.

by raghus 15y ago

smackfu 15y ago

People are so happy they can do something and get responses ("Our company will stop using G!") that they forget it's meaningless.

presidentx 15y ago

Clean out your ears. We The People are making a statement: corporations with no regard to the rights and liberty of individuals and who buy out politicians are going down. Simple as that.

cgag 15y ago

It seems to make sense to me if A only answers to C through Z.

vectorpush 15y ago

People never liked godaddy to begin with, so it has become the ideal effigy for the movement against SOPA, but it sends a message to the other companies on the list, they could be next.

lurkinggrue 15y ago

I have to admit this was the straw that got me to finally move off of godaddy. I was extremely sick of dealing with them but the pain of transfer was holding me back. This was a good excuse to get the hell off of godaddy.

cheald 15y ago

This is only the case if they only thing people are doing about SOPA is moving away from GoDaddy. A lot of the people who have taken a stance against GoDaddy and taken their business elsewhere have been actively working against SOPA, and this is just another step of that. Consistency is good, especially when it's applied towards geek-centric companies that can be immediately impacted. GoDaddy's about-face here was more or less within 24 hours of being put in the crosshairs. Their capitulation sends a very strong message that they didn't think it was financially worth it to consider to support SOPA - because if the boycott wasn't having any impact, why would they change their tune? Other companies will take a look at that and realize that if the largest registrar in the world can be pressured through consumer action to pull a full 180 in under 24 hours, that it's going to be risky to support SOPA. Any way you slice it, this is a significant win for SOPA opponents. It's a battle won, not the war, but it's a win nonetheless.

sunchild 15y ago

A threatens to shoot B. B is armed, but has no chance because C is also aiming a gun at B. D-Z take out C. B has a better chance.