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    @ RealG - as our glorious overlord Bigred stated on the front page of this thread: "We are still proceeding under the impression that we are dealing with an internal Google IT issue. We have received no takedown requests, or any emails from any parties regarding any IP related issues."

    So no idea! Could be that BolS got hit due to Naftka's weekly roundup? But that's pure speculation on my part.


    Another conspiracy theory is all this IP tightening is the company getting ready for sale. They're dropping the [URL="http://epicaddiction.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/the-death-of-specialist-games/"]non-plastic & non-finecast lines[/URL] (ie Specialist Games) entirely, and clamping down hard on anything that might make a buyer wary - potential IP problems in the future, content control etc. Shaving the fat and cutting off corporate infections as it were to look fresh and healthy for market.
    Well, that's the theory at least, take with plenty of salt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OrksOrksOrks View Post
    Kids can't afford GW games, kids could never afford GW games, kids can't afford much, they don't tend to have money, parents though, parents will pay out the nose to make their kids happy. thats who they sell to.
    When I was 15 I bought all my GW models for my own money that I earned by having a newspaper route after school.
    Just because *you* can't/couldn't afford it, don't think it's the same for everyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RealGenius View Post
    Obviously not, since ChapterHouse is still selling them after the court case.

    It is allowed to create compatible parts. Like if the hard drive fails on your iMac, you don't have to buy a new hard drive from Apple. Or if you wreck the bumper on your auto, buy a new one from many sources. Even a "compatible" one with new and stylistic differences. Same for shoulder pads compatible with GW Space Marines.
    That's a false analogy, those are parts that add function to the object. The model is the object it's self. Totally different concept. In fact apple don't even make hdd, they use off the shelf 3rd party components.

    However the process of robo-insemination is far too complex for the human mind!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lars Von Panzerbjørn View Post
    When I was 15 I bought all my GW models for my own money that I earned by having a newspaper route after school.
    Just because *you* can't/couldn't afford it, don't think it's the same for everyone.
    I am talking generalisations because thats what Games Workshop bases its business model on, get kids hooked, get their parents to pay for it, its what they go for

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    Quote Originally Posted by Battle Brother Cain View Post
    Funny how you are unable to see that Ive had my account since 2010, and just choose not to post on this ****ty site. I only chose to post now because of the content of this thread.

    Oh, and OrksOrksOrks dismissal of my argument just justifies my position. He truly doesn't know what he's talking about half the time.
    You didn't have an arument, you were just whining about Games Workshop in general, if you don't like the game or the company, why do you care?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gotthammer View Post
    Another conspiracy theory is all this IP tightening is the company getting ready for sale.
    I've heard this a lot lately, a lot since Adepticon (Funny that each claims "you heard it here first"). An interesting twist would be, if I were a big company like Hasbro buying GW, wouldn't you want to also gobble up the big web presences related to that purchase? First, they'd be available for relatively cheap (compared to GW) and second you'd basically have big control of the blogosphere for your new company.

    <tin foil hat mode>Maybe Faeit and BoLS are being bought be the big company buying GW and they are down while they transition to the new owners?</tin foil hat off>

    Another conspiracy theory I heard at Adepticon was in regard to the outgoing GW CEO. His shared only vest after a certain time after his departure. So running up to his departure he shut down all the new releases. Now that he's gone, the release pipeline is chock full of new products, creating massive releases that drive up profits and sales, raising the stock price right at the time the old CEO can cash out his shared for maximum profit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychosplodge View Post
    That's a false analogy
    The courts obviously disagree.

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    Well no or the case would have been thrown out.

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    The 'GW is preparing for imminent sale' theory has been popping up frequently ever since the big revenue drop in 2005/6. I guess the principle is if you say it often enough one day it might be true.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eldargal View Post
    The 'GW is preparing for imminent sale' theory has been popping up frequently ever since the big revenue drop in 2005/6. I guess the principle is if you say it often enough one day it might be true.
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