To whom it concerns,
I have been an avid Scrabble fan for years, owning several copies of the board game over the years, and now playing it online through Facebook.
As an American professor teaching at a university in South Korea, I am forced to use the Scrabble Worldwide (excluding US and Canada) application. This is, in my opinion, insane and unnecessary. Yes, I understand that two different companies own the rights to distribute the game, and both companies want to maximize their exposure. As I see it though, and from what friends have said when discussing the matter, it makes Hasbro and Mattel look petty and stupid. I'm not a lawyer, but I am 100% positive that it would be possible to forge an agreement to share the application with users from both regions and simply denote which company owns the rights in which region.
Come on, people. There is no way this exclusionary usage is good for your company's PR.
Sincerely,
Chris Sanders
I have been an avid Scrabble fan for years, owning several copies of the board game over the years, and now playing it online through Facebook.
As an American professor teaching at a university in South Korea, I am forced to use the Scrabble Worldwide (excluding US and Canada) application. This is, in my opinion, insane and unnecessary. Yes, I understand that two different companies own the rights to distribute the game, and both companies want to maximize their exposure. As I see it though, and from what friends have said when discussing the matter, it makes Hasbro and Mattel look petty and stupid. I'm not a lawyer, but I am 100% positive that it would be possible to forge an agreement to share the application with users from both regions and simply denote which company owns the rights in which region.
Come on, people. There is no way this exclusionary usage is good for your company's PR.
Sincerely,
Chris Sanders
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