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Is Foley really the devil..?? (Previously: RetroBlast is a traitor..??)
Magnet_Eye:
--- Quote from: M3talhead on June 11, 2005, 01:29:40 pm ---Did you ever consider the possibility that he is reviewing the Ultracrap machines because nobody else has? I commend him for keeping an open mind in reviewing arcade products. Its just as good to know what products are crap and what's worth looking into. In addition, by reviewing Ultracrap units, we can further laugh at the ridiculous amounts of money this guy is charging for his rigs.
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My $.02:
The problem is that retroblast should not review this guys product because of the slime he is. The MAME Community has basically boycotted ultracade, as people in our country do when they are upset by a company's business practices. By reviewing ultracade, he is in essence getting in bed the enemy. If Kev really is a part of the MAME community, he would join the boycott against ultracade along with the community and refuse to do anything that may help ultracade succeed.
darktemp:
--- Quote from: Magnet_Eye link=topic=38190.msg342189#msg342189 ---My $.02:
The problem is that retroblast should not review this guys product because of the slime he is. The MAME Community has basically boycotted ultracade, as people in our country do when they are upset by a company's business practices. By reviewing ultracade, he is in essence getting in bed the enemy. If Kev really is a part of the MAME community, he would join the boycott against ultracade along with the community and refuse to do anything that may help ultracade succeed.
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Bingo
HoopstarsGarage:
--- Quote from: Magnet_Eye on June 11, 2005, 08:24:20 pm ---My $.02:
The problem is that retroblast should not review this guys product because of the slime he is. The MAME Community has basically boycotted ultracade, as people in our country do when they are upset by a company's business practices. By reviewing ultracade, he is in essence getting in bed the enemy. If Kev really is a part of the MAME community, he would join the boycott against ultracade along with the community and refuse to do anything that may help ultracade succeed.
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Further to which..
If Kevin comes out and backs ANYTHING about the cabinet, you can be assured that Foley will quote the article in his Ebay auctions and on his website and it will be positive for the slim ball..
If Kevin comes out and says UltraCade is a pile of over priced pooh, then it confirms what we already know, but Foley still gets his free plug from what once was a respected website for this hobby (RetroBlast in case you missed it)..
If Kevin DOES decide to chime in here, then I would be very interested to find out exactly what he is getting from Ultracade - money, one of his crappy cabinets or something else (a buy in to the company)..?
Either way, Kevin is supporting him..
There is an old saying: "IF you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem".
saint:
There's a saying about mountains and molehills as well. I'm often surprised at some of the reactions and sense of perspective people in this hobby can have . . . Even if Kevin has made a poor decision (and I'll personally refrain from making a judgement on that one way or the other), to villify someone who has done as much giving to this community as Kevin has is just sad.
--- saint
HoopstarsGarage:
--- Quote from: saint on June 11, 2005, 09:48:47 pm ---I'm often surprised at some of the reactions and sense of perspective people in this hobby can have . . .
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I guess that highlights the passion and strong sense of "community" that MAME has grown to build since it's inception and the strong feelings of resentment that one man can have on that community..
Truly sad times indeed..