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wanker · 08-29-2003, 01:23 AM

Hmmm i applaud this decision as well, demo's should be free.

You are not actually paying for the demo, but for the bandwidth they use to deliver the demo. That being said plenty of other sites offer the demo's for free on the same bandwidth so this reaction was only a matter of time as these exclusives are lame.

On the other hand, its a business world and if FP pays Activision, they would be stupid not to accept, unless it pisses people off, which they just have, so they might reconsider that.

It could also be that in signing a contract with Gamespy to have their gamespy matchmaking service included in the CallOfDuty game that the contract includes they have to give them a demo, exclusively. Who knows ...

Although on the other hand ... this DOES sound like a marketing strategy for Fileplanet but also Fileshack and Filefront, as their "paying" subscribers will still have the chance to download the demo.

Yes you read it right, Fileshack and Filefront WILL be hosting the demo once it becomes publically available, but only for their paying members as well. So they will sign up for their subscription services, while all the "REALLY" free sites such as GH, WP, 3DGamers will be left out in the cold.

So the "principle" of this protest letter may be good, but it misses its point.

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08-29-2003, 01:23 AM	#23 (permalink)
wanker is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 63 Hellbux: 1,569	Hmmm i applaud this decision as well, demo's should be free. You are not actually paying for the demo, but for the bandwidth they use to deliver the demo. That being said plenty of other sites offer the demo's for free on the same bandwidth so this reaction was only a matter of time as these exclusives are lame. On the other hand, its a business world and if FP pays Activision, they would be stupid not to accept, unless it pisses people off, which they just have, so they might reconsider that. It could also be that in signing a contract with Gamespy to have their gamespy matchmaking service included in the CallOfDuty game that the contract includes they have to give them a demo, exclusively. Who knows ... Although on the other hand ... this DOES sound like a marketing strategy for Fileplanet but also Fileshack and Filefront, as their "paying" subscribers will still have the chance to download the demo. Yes you read it right, Fileshack and Filefront WILL be hosting the demo once it becomes publically available, but only for their paying members as well. So they will sign up for their subscription services, while all the "REALLY" free sites such as GH, WP, 3DGamers will be left out in the cold. So the "principle" of this protest letter may be good, but it misses its point. You've Been Spanked!