| Munkeh111 said: I think it is fair enough. Apparently, they weren't warned, so they are provided with something that will directly compete with their own upcoming service and so I can understand why they would want to stop it |
What, you honestly think that every time a company runs a promotion, they need to contact each of the thousands of different retailers that they are giving their product to to tell them? I'm sorry, that's impractical.
It's also ridiculous to think that gamestop has the right to do this. Gamestop have the right to refuse to ever sell S-E games in the future, but they do not have the right to reduce the value of the goods from it's advertised value without warning consumers. As an example of how ridiculous it is. Lets say I am a retailer selling bags of brand name candy. However, I would prefer my consumers to not get too full of candy, because then they won't buy more. I open the bags, and take out a fraction of the candy, and then re-seal them. I sell these bags to the customers without telling them of the change.
This is wrong because
It is harmful and misleading for the customer. The customer is expecting the full amount of candy, and receive less than that.
It is harmful for the company that makes the candy - they aquire a reputation for their candy being unsatisfyingly small in quantity.
