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Dragon9 wrote:

First off... can we move past the immature use of dollar signs as S's in company names? It isn't clever, it isn't cute, and it makes what might be a rational well thought out point into a parody at best.

Secondly... any company would think that way regardless of their size. If you think companies who produce pirate-able material are goign to make more money because people will "try before you buy" due to piracy you're are significantly misinformed.

I have to say, that ranks up there on my list of "out of left field" statements I have read on the internet.

I use the $ in Ha$bro and Micro$oft to convey the following statement "[insert company name] is not about its customers or its fanbase, they are entirely money oriented and won't consider a decision based on anything else, unless all choices equal the same financial output". So take it how you want to or ignore it. I don't care. I'm not doing it to be cute or clever. I'm doing it to save myself from having to type a lot of stuff in every post about said companies.

Dragon9 wrote:

Well, be prepared to add a $ to every company name then because no company is going to sail down a river of red ink just to make their customer base happy. Every company is money oriented. If they're not, they don't say in business. That's just a silly, silly statement.

Back on topic (sorry Mudbunny!):

25 people on a forum thread saying they want something are not going to make a company (any company) change it's mind about something. Having said company receive hundreds and hundreds of emails/letters/phone calls (unique, not hundreds from the same 5 people ) for it will get them to change their mind. Hitting them significantly in the pocketbook will do it too.

Actually there are such companies, but they are usually run by an individual and not a corporation. So until these companies start acting in a way that is different I will feel justified.

Aluman wrote:

Hasbro is still majority owned by the Hassenfeld family, you can see this as they haven't shut wizards down despite the downward tumble of Magic (the reason they bought it in the first place).

Its also a matter of public record who owns controlling interest in Hasbro (like all publically traded companies).

Every company has to have profit in consideration or in a capitalistic society (like we are) they will be driven out business.

Actually it doesn't matter who has majority ownership, because it is the job of the board of directors to make sure the stock prices don't dip, and to make money for the company. I think stock holders might be able to out vote the board on occasion, but they would have to be in it for something other than the money to have the motivation. Most stockholders want money too. As that is the idea behind stock in a company.

For what it's worth, there are 7 in our group and we ALL have Macs. *I* have to bring my machines (win laptop, fusion VM) so that the DM and/or players can update the characters every time we play. We're completely frustrated by the lack of Mac support, and you'd gain several subscriptions by supporting the platform.