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Microsoft seem to think its perfectly acceptable to steal not just a name, but an entire online game, from an established company - they then add an extra "a" to the name of that stolen stuff and call it their own. I am referring to the "Mythic" case. Here's an extract from an article called "Mythic Entertainment Mythica Lawsuit Q&A" at http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/448/448277p1.html?ui=dl_ind03


Mark Jacobs: Within the first few weeks of the announcement of Mythica by Microsoft, I spoke with Hal Milton [a designer on the Mythica team - Ed.] at E3. I expressed to Hal both our displeasure and concern with Microsoft's use of the name Mythica for their next game. I actually started the conversation with him by sarcastically telling him that I was thinking about calling our next game Microsofta, and asking him if he thought that would be okay with Microsoft. A lengthy discussion ensued, which ended with him telling me that he would bring it to the attention of Matt Wilson [the project's Executive Producer - Ed.] and that he was sure Microsoft would contact us. I told him that would be a good idea".


Basically. Microsoft are so far up their own a$$es they assume they have the divine right to do whatever the hell they want to, even when they themselves are suing people for the exact same actions. Microsoft take the view that what is right, is defined wholly by what Microsoft do. Hypocritical and arrogant, what else can we expect of the worlds most high-profile convicted monopolist and intellectual property thieves?

Posted by: jellyclock   Posted on: 01/21/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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