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Silicon Valley, CA, 10-23-08:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Software (PETS) announced today that seven more software companies have been added to the group's "watch list" of companies that regularly practice software testing. "There is no need for software to be mistreated in this way so that companies like these can market new products," said Ken Granola, spokesperson for PETS. "Alternative methods of testing these products are available." According to PETS, these companies force software to undergo lengthy and arduous tests, often without rest for hours or days at a time. Employees are assigned to "break" the software by any means necessary, and inside sources report that they often joke about "torturing" the software. "It's no joke," said Granola. "Innocent programs, from the day they are compiled, are cooped up in tiny rooms and 'crashed' for hours on end. They spend their whole lives on dirty, ill-maintained computers, and are unceremoniously deleted when they're not needed anymore." Granola said the software is kept in unsanitary conditions and is infested with bugs. "We know alternatives to this horror exist," he said, citing industry giant Microsoft Corp. as a company that has become extremely successful without resorting to any software testing. (Kirk Miller) |
Pzt_Mac wrote: |
Yes Therion, I think you're right.
Lately it seems that companies release games, but they're really a pre-release until they can work out a patch... if they ever do. It seems to have become the norm. The consumer is the tester. |
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Can you imagine a situation when a game costs for example - 40$ and a gamer comes and starts telling how poor he is, etc. and the developer sells him that game for 15$? |
AT_Stalky wrote: |
Maybe there should be a law, a consumer law that protects the consumer from buy the crappy and overpriced games? |
AT_Stalky wrote: |
The software industry has all types of copy protection etc, and even use the law to hunt the pirates. Why is this only ONE way? Why not have protection for consumers? |
AT_Stalky wrote: |
A good idea would be that all games would come with a trial period of say one month, and if one like the game, one pay the money and get the license number that unlock the expire date for eternity. Some serious company use this already, and they obviously must sell quality software or non would buy the software after trial period. Only the company’s with dubious product would see no revenue, and that is what they deserve. |
schrecken wrote: | ||
You get your games for no charge I seem to recall. |
schrecken wrote: |
Stalky I like what you're saying.. |
schrecken wrote: |
Stalky
I like what you're saying. My kids spend an absolute fortune ($80 - $120) on games they play for a week and then leave to gather dust. The massive television/magazine/online advertising budgets of these companies make these games seem like the best thing ever released ... and of course have all the wizz bang graphics and nausea inducing fly around camera views that is "demanded" by the consumer. |
schrecken wrote: |
No it doesn't
But I am in no position to judge or have any input into such a decision making process. And of course there is no way to judge when someone is being "dissatisfied" just to get free handouts. |
schrecken wrote: |
Because you can copy the game and then return it as you are dissatisfied... but get to keep playing and keep the money.
If you return a DVD player that's it you have returned it. It's a tricky question |
CSO_Linebacker wrote: |
Imagine if I had called Chevy and told them that after driving my car for a year, I told them that I was dissatisfied and wanted their newer and better model for free because the car that I purchased last year was a hunk of junk. But first, let me run it through my car cloning machine in case I want to drive it later. |
AT_Stalky wrote: |
A suggestion Maybe? Offer the WaR to CCMT buyers at -30 dollar discount if they are dissatisfied, and if they take the offer there lisencumber is locked so they cant use the NEW patch (you promised we would get) and wich is so badly needed for CCMT… In that way they the consumer who are dissatisfied, and take the offer of get WaR for reduced price cant use the CCMTs fix that will later come, and thus u have not to worry they use 2 games and just pay for one. How does that sound? |
CSO_Linebacker wrote: |
Redo,
I see the merit in the argument, but the simple fact is that no company (software compnay, clothing manufacturer, pen maker, car manufacturer, etc) can afford to do anything like this. They are relying on ethics and character of consumers because the potential for abuse are far to great. |
CSO_Linebacker wrote: |
Imagine if I had called Chevy and told them that after driving my car for a year, I told them that I was dissatisfied and wanted their newer and better model for free because the car that I purchased last year was a hunk of junk. But first, let me run it through my car cloning machine in case I want to drive it later. |
CSO_Linebacker wrote: |
Ultimately, you show your disatisfaction by not purchasing the newer and better product a company is offering. |
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