really annoying thing that happens EVERY e3

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spemanig said:

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.

That's ridiculous.  It's child logic to think something is implied when it clearly is not.  "Who won E3" could easily mean "who had the best game" or "which company will make the most money (Activision)."  Simple logic would tell you to be specific with your question.  It's really, really not difficult, you know?  It's like that silly argument that breaks out when someone makes a thread about "exclusives" without bothering to specify that they mean "console exclusives".  The burden is on the person who asks the question.  Seriously, how hard is it define what you're looking for?  

We aren't children, this should be common sense.  Be specific and there will be no argument.