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I'm already boycotting Sony over other things, so I can't very well say I'm boycotting them over this. Walmart, too. EA, too. (Stupid intrusive DRM. I'm mis
by wccrawford 15y ago
I'm already boycotting Sony over other things, so I can't very well say I'm boycotting them over this.
Walmart, too.
EA, too. (Stupid intrusive DRM. I'm missing a lot of potentially good games here!)
Nintendo? Ouch. That one's going to be painful... Oh wait. No, I only buy like 1 game a year from them anyhow.
Warner Music might be tough... I don't buy much US-based music any more, though.
And the rest I never use anyhow.
So the answer the question? People are either already boycotting them, avoiding them as much as they can, or just don't buy their stuff anyhow. At least, those people who would boycott over ethical concerns, anyhow. Those who don't boycott, they don't boycott anyhow!
- x3c 15y agoThe one thing I dont understand is why are gaming companies showing public support of SOPA. They should know that the trend-setters in gaming industry are geeks and nerds who are all very aware of how internet works and how SOPA may potentially drain the life out of it. Also, a lot of gamers are tech-savvy enough that they will start pirating their games just to spite them.
- dspeyer 15y agoSafety in numbers. Sony and Nintendo are both on this. They're counting on nerds being reflexively unwilling to switch to Microsoft on a matter of principle, even though Microsoft seems to be the least evil of the three.
- antihero 15y ago"Microsoft...the least evil" How times have changed, eh.
- wccrawford 15y agoTheir success with DRM has emboldened them. They think they vote for DRM-ish laws now, and that will be okay as well. Nevermind that this won't work, either. They're going to do it anyhow, and to hell with who gets hurt.