Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Jan 31 2006
Insulting Companies A Job For The FBI?
I had never heard of StarForce until I saw a post about the company on Boing Boing. There's a list of possible games using the software here. I don't buy or play any of those. I'm more content with other game activities that don't involve such difficulties. But I always frown a bit when the first thing I ever hear about a company is negative. And the first thing I've heard about StarForce is that they're supposedly contacting the FBI over an insult. I'm puzzled that the FBI would even get involved in such things with people like Osama bin Laden still on the Most Wanted list. Our tax dollars certainly do get channeled into some interesting places.
I hope the folks at StarForce will at least take time to understand that the rush of negative feedback means that some game users are—correctly or incorrectly—perceiving some sort of threat from the use of StarForce products and will work toward making their products something end-users can utilize as an asset, rather than a liability. It's always reassuring to see marketing and public relations departments have a budget at least as large as that of the legal department. It shows me a spirit of goodwill on the part of a company.
posted at: 11:01 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
I had never heard of StarForce until I saw a post about the company on Boing Boing. There's a list of possible games using the software here. I don't buy or play any of those. I'm more content with other game activities that don't involve such difficulties. But I always frown a bit when the first thing I ever hear about a company is negative. And the first thing I've heard about StarForce is that they're supposedly contacting the FBI over an insult. I'm puzzled that the FBI would even get involved in such things with people like Osama bin Laden still on the Most Wanted list. Our tax dollars certainly do get channeled into some interesting places.
I hope the folks at StarForce will at least take time to understand that the rush of negative feedback means that some game users are—correctly or incorrectly—perceiving some sort of threat from the use of StarForce products and will work toward making their products something end-users can utilize as an asset, rather than a liability. It's always reassuring to see marketing and public relations departments have a budget at least as large as that of the legal department. It shows me a spirit of goodwill on the part of a company.
posted at: 11:01 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
