| pokoko said: You seem to struggle with the concept of what is relative. This really isn't hard. If a question is open-ended, with no parameters set, then it can be answered different ways. Still following? As such, "who won the dance off" does not apply, as it that is a specific contest, while "E3" is not. You understand? E3 is an exposition intended for--that's right--consumers. Anyone asking "who won E3" without setting context is the one at fault if they don't get the answers they want. Sony, From Software, Ubisoft, Nintendo, even Hello Games would all be valid responses. That's because "who won E3" by itself is kind of stupid, as it's not an official contest. As such, "won" could be considered anyone who came out in much better position than they were going in. |
You seem to think that "who won E3?" is an open ended question. It's not. There are parameters set. They are implied. No one needs to say "out of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo" for people to understand the context of the question being asked. Anyone who answers "gamers" to the question "who won E3" is being a smart ass. They completely understand the real question being asked and completely understand that "gamers" is not an applicable answer.
E3, in the context of the question being asked, is a competition intended to grab the attention of the--that's right--consumers. They are the audience and the companies are the performers competing for the consumers' favor. It is a specific contest in the implied context of the question. Just like "who won the dance off" is.
Anyone hearing "who won E3" without understanding the context is a braindead idiot. Everyone knows the context. People just choose to use a smartass answer that doesn't apply because they don't agree with the premise behind the question.
But you know all that.
