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<blockquote data-quote="Gorrstagg" data-source="post: 4745212" data-attributes="member: 15863"><p>To CleverNickName, the silence has been just surreal.</p><p></p><p>cross-posted at WotC</p><p></p><p>One thing that has me thinking a little is. Imagine the stock holder, who just heard that a subsidiary of the company he owns stock in (Hasbro), in a completely unexplained move, just cut off a revenue stream that brought in steady money, daily. And did it before the release of a major enhancement product for their product line?</p><p></p><p>I would be angry because that means someone decided to essentially take money out of my pocket, and the pockets of every single other share holder. Directly.</p><p></p><p>Not to mention the actual PR reaction this has engendered, and that it's starting to get picked up in many places. I would be very, very concerned about who authorized the choice to stop a fully functional revenue stream.</p><p></p><p>This whole process has just been incredibly mind boggling. And to the folks who say that WotC has to keep on protecting their copyrights, by specifically asking and threatening those who host said pirated goods, to take it down, they are protecting it. And they also have protected it by going to court against the pirates listed. And none of it should of affected the current PDF sales.</p><p></p><p>You do NOT pull everything out, in order to find an alternative approach. You spend the entire year working on the methods in question, and search for alternative digital distribution methods. You put that into place before you do this move. And you most assuredly communicate with people to let them know you've been exploring this technology. </p><p></p><p>This action just seems, so erratic, and inspires extreme concern about this incredible mistake. Especially in light of the economic downturn. You don't stop taking in money for a virtual product, you keep bringing in the money, because ... that's your JOB.</p><p></p><p>And seriously, there needs to be an immediate response from a PR perspective on this subject. Look in MMO circles, when a company makes an incredibly bad choice, the president/ceo comes out and admits that they made an error, and are working to rectify that issue. And be responsible. And get the problem fixed. And I reference the MMO field because Wizards has been building itself into the digital medium, and have been trying to lure MMO players either back into the D&D fold, or at least add them into it.</p><p></p><p>I'm still blown away by this decision to take down all PDF's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gorrstagg, post: 4745212, member: 15863"] To CleverNickName, the silence has been just surreal. cross-posted at WotC One thing that has me thinking a little is. Imagine the stock holder, who just heard that a subsidiary of the company he owns stock in (Hasbro), in a completely unexplained move, just cut off a revenue stream that brought in steady money, daily. And did it before the release of a major enhancement product for their product line? I would be angry because that means someone decided to essentially take money out of my pocket, and the pockets of every single other share holder. Directly. Not to mention the actual PR reaction this has engendered, and that it's starting to get picked up in many places. I would be very, very concerned about who authorized the choice to stop a fully functional revenue stream. This whole process has just been incredibly mind boggling. And to the folks who say that WotC has to keep on protecting their copyrights, by specifically asking and threatening those who host said pirated goods, to take it down, they are protecting it. And they also have protected it by going to court against the pirates listed. And none of it should of affected the current PDF sales. You do NOT pull everything out, in order to find an alternative approach. You spend the entire year working on the methods in question, and search for alternative digital distribution methods. You put that into place before you do this move. And you most assuredly communicate with people to let them know you've been exploring this technology. This action just seems, so erratic, and inspires extreme concern about this incredible mistake. Especially in light of the economic downturn. You don't stop taking in money for a virtual product, you keep bringing in the money, because ... that's your JOB. And seriously, there needs to be an immediate response from a PR perspective on this subject. Look in MMO circles, when a company makes an incredibly bad choice, the president/ceo comes out and admits that they made an error, and are working to rectify that issue. And be responsible. And get the problem fixed. And I reference the MMO field because Wizards has been building itself into the digital medium, and have been trying to lure MMO players either back into the D&D fold, or at least add them into it. I'm still blown away by this decision to take down all PDF's. [/QUOTE]
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