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Couldn't agree more. Zynga is the biggest scam since Facbeook. Assholes like Pincus are not innovators at the least, they are just plain scumbags who are taking

Couldn't agree more. Zynga is the biggest scam since Facbeook. Assholes like Pincus are not innovators at the least, they are just plain scumbags who are taking advantage of the boom. It's unfortunate. Especially how Pincus and others cashed out $400M+ and left investors to dry. Zynga will face their fate, as will Facebook, a lot of people will get rich, a lot of people will lose money, but at the end of the day Zynga won't be around for long and Facebook will be the next AIM.

cpeterso 14y ago
I understand why Pincus runs Zynga like he does. But I don't understand why Zynga's employees want to work there. They are (were?) probably hoping for a big lottery ticket, but they must realize that every day they go to work and rip off someone's original work. I'm reminded of Pigdog's "d00d, Quit being a FUCKING ASS" rant addressed to the programmers of Sony's malicious copy-protection: I know you didn't start off like this. I know that you're like me, that you're like all of us. That you love these things called computers, that your fingers itch when you're away from them, that your whole essence pours out of your fingertips into the keyboard when you make that system DO YOUR MAGIC. It's incredible, it's power, it's a tradition that goes back centuries, and it's flowing through you right now, right this very second. And you're BETRAYING it. You're standing on the shoulders of giants and SHITTING on them. For something you believe in? For something you're PROUD OF? Or for the dollars of Sony Megacorp and the opportunity that that brings? http://www.pigdog.org/auto/software_jihad/link/2581.html http://www.pigdog.org/auto/software_jihad/link/2581.html
- Impossible 14y ago
  A lot of Zynga's employees are game industry developers and Zynga tends to pay better than most for a comparable title and skillset. I know a lot of people thay have left "beloved" console and PC developers to get a better paycheck at Zynga. This is especially true for game designers and artista who have less ability to simply leave games entirely to make more money.
uvTwitch 14y ago
I am dissapointed that Pincus and friends seem to have made a clean getaway, but I don't feel sorry for any investors that have been screwed by investing in Zynga.

cpeterso 14y ago

I understand why Pincus runs Zynga like he does. But I don't understand why Zynga's employees want to work there. They are (were?) probably hoping for a big lottery ticket, but they must realize that every day they go to work and rip off someone's original work. I'm reminded of Pigdog's "d00d, Quit being a FUCKING ASS" rant addressed to the programmers of Sony's malicious copy-protection: I know you didn't start off like this. I know that you're like me, that you're like all of us. That you love these things called computers, that your fingers itch when you're away from them, that your whole essence pours out of your fingertips into the keyboard when you make that system DO YOUR MAGIC. It's incredible, it's power, it's a tradition that goes back centuries, and it's flowing through you right now, right this very second. And you're BETRAYING it. You're standing on the shoulders of giants and SHITTING on them. For something you believe in? For something you're PROUD OF? Or for the dollars of Sony Megacorp and the opportunity that that brings? http://www.pigdog.org/auto/software_jihad/link/2581.html http://www.pigdog.org/auto/software_jihad/link/2581.html

Impossible 14y ago
A lot of Zynga's employees are game industry developers and Zynga tends to pay better than most for a comparable title and skillset. I know a lot of people thay have left "beloved" console and PC developers to get a better paycheck at Zynga. This is especially true for game designers and artista who have less ability to simply leave games entirely to make more money.

uvTwitch 14y ago

I am dissapointed that Pincus and friends seem to have made a clean getaway, but I don't feel sorry for any investors that have been screwed by investing in Zynga.