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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arnwyn" data-source="post: 1739205" data-attributes="member: 7701">In any industry in which certain products are pushed out because retailers/distributors refuse to carry them because there are so many. (Whatever industries they may be.)To actually compare apples to apples, I'll improve your little analogy.First, to get this out of the way: everyone has/needs a car, and cars wear out. Thus, they are always needed to be manufactured. Thus, cars are an obvious poor comparison right from the start. Okay, that's taken care of.People certainly would complain that there's a "glut" causing problems if they were told: "Well, you can only buy a GM or Ford in City X. The vast number of cars has caused our car distributors to only distribute cars that are well known - that means you'll only be able to test drive a GM or Ford, here. If you want a Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, or BMW, you'll have to buy one over the internet. Test drive? Not likely. Good day, sir."Further, in reference to the first part that I pointed out, if cars didn't wear out as quickly and people could continue driving theirs for 25+ years, you will also hear people suddenly start talking about a "glut" of cars.Finally, as for the "copying" - as long as the different car companies have different designs, there will be the same "types" of vehicles (eg. SUVs). If you want to draw comparisons, then it could be construed as the same as a multitude of "splatbooks". But really, the comparison is invalid. Until gamers start forming "Cover Art Clubs", the analogy is dead. Different values.Yeah, there's a glut. Yeah, it causes problems. Somebody ask the small publishers why they're not in my LGS. I know what my LGS and their distributors said - right to my face.I do agree with that. But, the clear lack of experience many people have with the "smaller" publishers shows that because of that lack of experience, they won't cry if they disappear - thus, the smaller guys get picked on first.</blockquote>

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