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MAMEDev's pull auctions without MAME
Dexter:
In my best Rodney King voice......
"Can't we all just get along?????"
In the other thread involving this I was advocating a friendly middle ground that would be beneficial to everybody. Guess that won't be happening anytime soon :-\
Just because Mame already does what most of us want doesn't mean we shouldn't appreciate their continued efforts and acknowledge what they have achieved in the same way, by APPRECIATING the FREE emulator and the FREE ENJOYMENT we've had from it. Anything else is a real "so long, and thanks for the fish" kind of kick in the nads.
Incidentally, Cheers mamedevs for the countless hours of fun and I genuinely hope you stick at this amazing project.
ChadTower:
Every time Haze posts, my points become closer and closer to validation.
pointdablame:
I tried my best to stay out of all this debate but I just can't help feeling like I should be standing on a corner with a cardboard sign that says "The end (of MAME[tm]) is near"
The fact is, I can't understand WHY people are getting so upset. They have never been "MAME buttons" or "MAME locks" so just get over it. If you have any clue what MAME is in the first place, then you know what to search for on eBay. Just get over it. I wouldn't sell my TV as "compatible with FOX"
It's a PC in a pretty box.. of course it can play MAME.. just like it can use any other PC program. No need to advertise it as such.
/rant
RayB:
--- Quote from: pointdablame on June 09, 2005, 12:31:57 pm ---The fact is, I can't understand WHY people are getting so upset.
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pointdablame:
I just think we should leave that up to the MAMEdevs and the people who would potentially sue them. It's a double edged sword... they can turn their heads on the auctions... thus invalidating their trademark and making it useless.... or they can enforce it to the best of their abilities (and within eBay's technological abilities) to keep their rights... but piss people off.
It's easy to sit on the sideline and make that decisions, but try doing it in their positions. And let's call a spade a spade here... what are 99% of these encoders and empty cabs and button sets et al being used for... MAME. we all know it, and that's the point. There is no NEED to put it in the auctions, but we do... and then we moan about it when we get called out.
Keyword spamming does happen all the time, I agree...but it is up to the copyright/trademark holders to do something about it. TY isn't going after "like Beanie Baby" auctions, or their wouldn't be so many of them on eBay. So while it might not be "legal" it is still done with no problems. Same with most keyword spamming.
Just because some people (the devs) are using their rights, we get mad cuz we can't sell more stuff on eBay.
I doubt very highly that Joe Schmo is looking on eBay, randomly searches for a keyboard encoder, and then says "hey this MAME encoder rules, now I need to buy MAME brand buttons with a MAME cabinet and MAME coin door" If you are looking for them on eBay, you know what they are.