Comments on: Rupture Gets Bought Out by EA http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: KingMob http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/comment-page-1/#comment-2502 KingMob Tue, 13 May 2008 19:38:15 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/#comment-2502 Better yet, why didn't they just write a free app to run on Steam? A lot of us already have it, and if they used the (free) steamworks sdk it would save them a lot of money. Better yet, why didn’t they just write a free app to run on Steam?
A lot of us already have it, and if they used the (free) steamworks sdk it would save them a lot of money.

]]> By: Thallian http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/comment-page-1/#comment-2427 Thallian Fri, 09 May 2008 22:00:59 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/#comment-2427 Yeah doesn't sound like a good EA move but mroe like somehting that sounded good on paper to a lot of board members. p.s. I'm doing vote/contest on my blog of bloggers' favorite game for 2008, closing at the end of this month. Then I'll post the results and/or send them to you also if you would like. Please come vote, I think this could be fun to find out what the blogosphere thinks, and see which game wins :) and if you like any posts directing people to come vote are also welcome. Yeah doesn’t sound like a good EA move but mroe like somehting that sounded good on paper to a lot of board members.

p.s. I’m doing vote/contest on my blog of bloggers’ favorite game for 2008, closing at the end of this month. Then I’ll post the results and/or send them to you also if you would like.
Please come vote, I think this could be fun to find out what the blogosphere thinks, and see which game wins :) and if you like any posts directing people to come vote are also welcome.

]]> By: Graktar http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/comment-page-1/#comment-2426 Graktar Fri, 09 May 2008 21:35:35 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/#comment-2426 $30 million for something that's never gone out of closed beta and most people have never even heard of? That seems . . . insane. If it was a released product with a strong following, then sure, I could see that. But right now it sounds like they're buying little more than an idea (and not even an original one) for $30 million. Hey EA, I have lots of ideas (not all of them original), and I'll sell you ALL of them at the discount rate of $15 million. What a steal. Call me. $30 million for something that’s never gone out of closed beta and most people have never even heard of? That seems . . . insane. If it was a released product with a strong following, then sure, I could see that. But right now it sounds like they’re buying little more than an idea (and not even an original one) for $30 million. Hey EA, I have lots of ideas (not all of them original), and I’ll sell you ALL of them at the discount rate of $15 million. What a steal. Call me.

]]> By: The Greenskin http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/comment-page-1/#comment-2425 The Greenskin Fri, 09 May 2008 20:04:39 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/#comment-2425 I may be wrong here but I believe Shawn Fanning and Napster came a bit after the bubble burst in the late 90's! I definitely think they overpaid for what they got, but there's something to be said about keeping a product or technology out of a competitor's reach. I may be wrong here but I believe Shawn Fanning and Napster came a bit after the bubble burst in the late 90′s!

I definitely think they overpaid for what they got, but there’s something to be said about keeping a product or technology out of a competitor’s reach.

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