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Wright on 21 January 2014
Xen said:
gooch_destroyer said:
MS paying youtubers to be shills. why defend this...?

I know why, but considering the wonderful moderation system over here, it might get me warned or banned.


Tell it. I will protect you against any moderation. (as long as you don't resort to insults.)



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Landguy on 21 January 2014
Normchacho said:
Landguy said:
Normchacho said:
Landguy said:
GribbleGrunger said:
Acevil said:

 

 

So, to compare your thought.

So, the drug dealer on the corner is not the problem, just the people who manufacture the drugs?

Every person invovled in something illegal(even though I think this is not illegal) are themselves doing something illegal.  What you want to do is pick and choose who is right and wrong.  If you believe that M$ is wrong in what they are doing, then all parties involved are wrong, even the people who watch the videos(after knowing why or how they were made). 

Your example doesn't fit. Mostly because a drug dealer knows that he is doing is illegal. What the Youtubers did was still morally wrong though. 

I will also say that it doesn't make sense in this case to blame the viewers because they weren't aware of the circumstances until after the "promotion" ended.

So now you know that every person who did this is thinking?  If you are paid to do something, you know that what you are doing will have some type of consequence.  Most People posting on here having quickly decided that this is wrong somehow.  So, why couldn't the youtubers come to the same conclusion if it is so obvious. 

What this really boils down to is that M$ is giving a pittance of $$$ to people for favorably mentioning their product.  This happens thousands of times every hour of the day all over the world.  Yet, because the gamers don't really want to know how the world works around them and want to "just play games".  When they find out that the company or product that they were never going to buy anyway is advertising in a different way than they were aware of, they freak out.  This whole thing is no big deal and people need to get over it.

How did what I say give the impression I know what they were thinking in any way?

What it boils down to is that MS was paying people to make endorsment videos for there product under the guise of independent user impressions. Yet because you like the products that this certain company makes it is somehow ok even though it is obviously imoral and illegal.


So, it is immoral to advertise a product on the internet?  Haven't you read M$'s response to this yet?  They clearly stated that your interpretation is not what they did.  It souds like you should be going after Machinima...



It is near the end of the end....

GribbleGrunger on 21 January 2014

For God's sake people, read the frigin' OP and Google the damned thing. I can't believe people STILL don't see a problem.

Do yourself a favour and watch Totalbuscuit, he breaks it down and makes it very easy to understand:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjObpd5U33U



 

The PS5 Exists. 


D-Joe on 21 January 2014
LivingMetal said:
D-Joe said:
Actually it doesn't matter
Do you guys know Sony gatekeeper?
They did that since 2006 but i never really care(fun to read it though)


Sure.  Go ahead a make a new thread on it.


Why i have to opened a thread talk about something happened and already get caught since...wait,actually since 2004 not 2006,i made a mistake,sorry



http://zh-tw.justin.tv/johndoe1899

gooch_destroyer on 21 January 2014
Xen said:
gooch_destroyer said:
MS paying youtubers to be shills. why defend this...?

I know why, but considering the wonderful moderation system over here, it might get me warned or banned.


Say it, Milla! lol



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NintendoPie on 21 January 2014
LivingMetal said:


No one is scrambling to cover the cleavage in your avatar.  I kid, I kid.

:)

That's because this is something that was meant to be "leaked." ;P



LivingMetal on 21 January 2014
D-Joe said:
LivingMetal said:
D-Joe said:
Actually it doesn't matter
Do you guys know Sony gatekeeper?
They did that since 2006 but i never really care(fun to read it though)


Sure.  Go ahead a make a new thread on it.


Why i have to opened a thread talk about something happened and already get caught since...wait,actually since 2004 not 2006,i made a mistake,sorry


I never said you had to. But since you felt it was important enough to point out in light of recent events, it might make good discussion.  You brought it up.  Do not fault me for showing you a respect of interest.



D-Joe on 21 January 2014
LivingMetal said:
D-Joe said:
LivingMetal said:
D-Joe said:
Actually it doesn't matter
Do you guys know Sony gatekeeper?
They did that since 2006 but i never really care(fun to read it though)


Sure.  Go ahead a make a new thread on it.


Why i have to opened a thread talk about something happened and already get caught since...wait,actually since 2004 not 2006,i made a mistake,sorry


I never said you had to. But since you felt it was important enough to point out in light of recent events, it might make good discussion.  You brought it up.  Do not fault me for showing you a respect of interest.


When i said it's important?i think i said "it doesn't matter" since first line and "i never really care" in last line,check your eye please?



http://zh-tw.justin.tv/johndoe1899

zumnupy10 on 21 January 2014

Legally MS has done anything wrong. But ethically, the act is very questionable.

My opinion applies to any company that decides to advertise like this.



Xen on 21 January 2014
Wright said:
Xen said:
gooch_destroyer said:
MS paying youtubers to be shills. why defend this...?

I know why, but considering the wonderful moderation system over here, it might get me warned or banned.


Tell it. I will protect you against any moderation. (as long as you don't resort to insults.)

You can't promise that.