[ut3] Microsoft buying EPIC? (was: [ut3] customer satisfaction...)

[Kingster]

They should if he doesn't state that it is solely his view and not that of the company he works for.  Why do you think that most companies tell their workers NOT to talk to the press?

If the article had simply stated that it was an interview with CliffyB then it's fine, but it didn't - it tied in Epic, by stating "CliffyB of Epic".  Additionally, Epic has not stepped up and said that "CliffyB's statements during that interview do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Epic".  In failing to do so, it is quite reasonable to assume that Epic agrees with CliffyB's statement.

And lastly, how many Epic employees do you see sharing their opinion outside of the Epic controlled domains (like the forums, mailing lists, etc.)?  I think I generally see 2... Mark and CliffyB.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sir Brizz [mailto:sir.brizz at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:27 AM
To: ut3 at icculus.org
Subject: Re: [ut3] Microsoft buying EPIC? (was: [ut3] customer satisfaction...)

So every time one of Epic's employees shares their opinions, the company 
should follow up with a clarificiation? That sounds pretty silly to me.

Brizz

Ondřej Hošek wrote:
> Have you read that interview with CliffyB? If his opinion is that of 
> Epic, then you don't need Microsoft to stab PC/Mac gamers in the back 
> -- Epic can do it on their own. (If his opinion is not shared by 
> Epic's decision-makers, well, they should probably set the record 
> straight somewhere.)
>
> ~~ Ondra
>
> On 19.02.08 8:09 Uhr, Damian Kaczmarek wrote:
>> Well, good move from Microsoft I have to say. Killing the competition
>> by buying out ...
>> W huge pity though if Unreal Engine falls into people who want to kill
>> the cross-platform advantage of it.
>> Ehhhh
>>    
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