tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post6894245118103772115..comments2023-11-03T02:45:14.110-05:00Comments on I Have Touched the Sky: Good and Evil in the Real Worldrowanblazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-59074313411525543242011-08-31T14:08:29.873-05:002011-08-31T14:08:29.873-05:00"The question is do your frosted flakes from ..."The question is do your frosted flakes from Publix contain a coupon for free frosted flakes at Food Lion?"<br /><br />Ah, but that's not the question is it? The question is, does Publix' rights go beyond a choice of whether or not to carry the product and into the realm of being allowed to modify the product. And the answer (and I think other comparisons would bear this out) is that they do, if the company gives them permission.<br /><br />In this case SE is okay with it, so that's all she wrote. But...what if SE had not been okay with it? In that case, I don't think GS would have had a leg to stand on, publicly or legally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-42272035735686353482011-08-26T14:15:21.860-05:002011-08-26T14:15:21.860-05:00I'm sort of ambivalent towards this whole cont...I'm sort of ambivalent towards this whole controversy. In the end it comes down to bad communication between Square Enix and GS. And now Square Enix backs GS, so really it now falls upon OnLive if they want to do something about it. Leave it to the companies to sort it out.<br /><br />One thing though, I haven't heard anything about the refund policy on this yet, but I do think that GS should give refunds to those who ask for it. They didn't tell anyone about the removal of the coupon which is technically a part of the full product, and I think if a customer finds out after the fact, they should have the right to return the product and go buy it elsewhere that would include the coupon if they really want it. I don't think they do PC game refunds though, and if that applies here too then that's probably the biggest issue I have regarding this matter. <br /><br />Personally, I will continue to buy from any company that will give me the best price and value, and if it so happens to be Gamestop and a particular game I want, so be it, it's not like I'm going to stop shopping with them over this. I don't deny what they did sets a pretty aggressive precedence for the future, but I also think a lot of people are blowing this out of proportion, especially those who for whatever reason already have a beef with GS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-7258195997588299532011-08-25T22:40:15.343-05:002011-08-25T22:40:15.343-05:00Oh there were all sorts of comparisons to other pr...Oh there were all sorts of comparisons to other products, none of which is quite the same as software. The question is do your frosted flakes from Publix contain a coupon for free frosted flakes at Food Lion?rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-39888089709699888392011-08-25T16:41:10.170-05:002011-08-25T16:41:10.170-05:00Just to play devil's advocate here - does that...Just to play devil's advocate here - does that mean that Publix can now go into my Frosted Flakes and take out all the contest cards and prizes? Because my son is not going to like this. (-:<br /><br />For full disclosure, I have no dog in the fight either, this is the first I've heard of the controversy. (-:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com