>SimRacing...
>From: "Kyle Roberts"
>Date: 12/17/2004 4:32 P.M. Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
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>"JP" > wrote in message
...
>> Lol, no kidding. Blaming EA (or anyone for that matter) is hilarious.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Bob Gee" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > This is kinda funny. Takes two to make an exclusive license agreement,
>> and
>> > just who do you think was really in the driver's seat on a deal like
>this?
>> > Also I wonder just how upset EA's stockholders are. Trading at 44 in
>> > October, close to 60 now.
>
>Exclusive licensing agreements suck for the consumer. Before, we had several
>choices and competition in Nascar sims and games and now we have one console
>game and one PC sim to choose from.

Booohooo..... Probably not true, but if is, then boohoooooo anyway.

How is that better? I blame Nascar and
>the NFL for going for the cash grab instead of thinking of the people that
>their businesses are built on. The fans. EA has been begging for these
>exclusive deals for years.

You won't blow a freaking measily $50-$70 on a damn game? Better to spend time
this way?? If you'll be sorely missed as a customer I'm sure someone will let
you know ASAP.

They know they have the deep pockets to afford
>them and what better way to beat your competition than to just take them out
>of the game.
>

Politics of sim racing and development... Gotta be kidding me...?

>I love top posting.

Nobody can stop you :-)



Todd Wasson
Racing Software
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