tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post2884248592959319286..comments2010-01-25T23:11:08.138+01:00-=A.R.N.=-http://www.blogger.com/profile/01719325314663706788noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-86321060188548521002010-01-25T23:11:08.138+01:002010-01-25T23:11:08.138+01:00@Zubair<br /><br />Thx! Actually I was quite surprised myself...but it only renewed my faith in the power of the Written Word<br />:)-=A.R.N.=-http://www.blogger.com/profile/01719325314663706788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-14848933991321699842010-01-19T02:22:34.543+01:002010-01-19T02:22:34.543+01:00Brother Good one ! <br /><br />This is an excellent way to stand up for what is right ! I never thought things like this would be handled seriously ! Congrats.zubairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10786177157668816177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-81470987448162324192009-12-20T14:37:42.236+01:002009-12-20T14:37:42.236+01:00@Prasanna<br />Ah yes, Suresh told you I see :)<br />Yeah, I got a whole bunch of Capcom fan merchandise: 3 t-shirts, a game DVD, a book, shoulder bag, wallet and pen.<br />:D-=A.R.N.=-http://www.blogger.com/profile/01719325314663706788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-37766216009117262722009-12-20T14:36:00.369+01:002009-12-20T14:36:00.369+01:00@Sheeraz<br />Please calm down!<br />If its one thing I&#39;ve learnt is that getting angry doesn&#39;t solve any problems.<br />What we should be doing instead is looking out for solutions.<br />You&#39;ve any ideas?<br /><br />@Musthafa<br />Sorry but I don&#39;t think boycotts ever work anymore...with that Danish controversy, apart from the lame forwarded emails we all got about how Denmark lost 6billion dollar in profit...I never saw any actual proof of the boycott or how it helped.<br /><br />If anything, it helped republish the pictures to ppl who had never heard of it before.-=A.R.N.=-http://www.blogger.com/profile/01719325314663706788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-90329108501206154632009-12-17T15:06:10.112+01:002009-12-17T15:06:10.112+01:00That&#39;s, indeed, a great job! Nice to see that you got a charming reply (though not much positive).. <br /><br />Hmmm... Heard that you got a bunch of gifts too from Capcom :)Prasannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249041079398435758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-71464475785097225002009-12-12T07:21:33.906+01:002009-12-12T07:21:33.906+01:00Nice one! Never knew about this...but u did the smart thing by letting them know....Actually, didnt think you&#39;d get a reply myself...<br /><br />Still...the boycotts do work sometimes...like wen we were supposed to boycott danish products cuz they insulted our prophet....It let them knw that we shouldnt be taken lightly.....or so I think!Mohammed Musthafahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211307048155699461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-3095188100482417182009-12-11T17:17:06.023+01:002009-12-11T17:17:06.023+01:00Dude.. seriously i never thought it was this thing, when u were saying in chats!!... really surprised and angry about their shitest thing and how cooly they are writing an so called apology, which is actually a letter through which they r making fun that they made a irreversible fun of us... just like Burj-ul-arab for which dubai bastards are boasting off... <br /><br />Till the time, we muslims support such a kingdoms like uae, ksa, kuwait... we deserve this!!!!Sheeraz Ahamed Khateebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14889057841490215064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-26187165733173451882009-11-30T22:28:32.969+01:002009-11-30T22:28:32.969+01:00@Shimmer<br />Belated Eid mubarak to you too!!<br /><br />And yeah, I agree boycotts work on the place and situation...just that i&#39;ve never seen an appropriate one so far.<br />:D-=A.R.N.=-http://www.blogger.com/profile/01719325314663706788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-87220558783477148472009-11-30T05:43:45.028+01:002009-11-30T05:43:45.028+01:00yeah, thats what I said, boycott only works depending on the place and situation :P<br /><br />Eid Mubarak :) (belated)Shimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129065728557908848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-44931623370800813942009-11-29T18:31:43.939+01:002009-11-29T18:31:43.939+01:00@Shimmer<br />At least as far as software and especially gaming goes, boycotts will NEVER work...simply because no one in the eastern world even buys the real thing in the first place.<br /><br />Avoiding pirated games is not a boycott<br />:P<br /><br /><br />@Issam<br />I agree...especially with those stupid forward mails that say, &quot;Don&#39;t click on this site&quot; and followed by a link.-=A.R.N.=-http://www.blogger.com/profile/01719325314663706788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-86178951693700207582009-11-29T14:09:05.241+01:002009-11-29T14:09:05.241+01:00kudos to you bro!!!<br />Every time people go for mass boycott, I wonder if its of real help. Most of the time they only manage to make it more popular. <br />Good work again !!!Issamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894972097205886726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-59552768520426726282009-11-26T15:48:43.063+01:002009-11-26T15:48:43.063+01:00devils door eh, very disappointing :(<br />its pretty interesting to see that you actually got a reply:). its a good sign that they actually took to the problem. but the point is that just one complaint may not bring fast enough action to correct the error they have done. i think a couple of people/gamers must complain to arise the seriousness of their error.<br /><br />boycott&#39;s do work, but depending on the place and situation :)Shimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129065728557908848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-51695321976467946972009-11-26T10:23:57.558+01:002009-11-26T10:23:57.558+01:00@Dhanya<br />I hear what you&#39;re saying<br />:D<br /><br />But i&#39;m not sure if I really would be able to write that; feel a bit...you know...uncomfortable.-=A.R.N.=-http://www.blogger.com/profile/01719325314663706788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-31468433365109121842009-11-26T10:16:18.161+01:002009-11-26T10:16:18.161+01:00@Rayees<br />Thx.<br />Actually I&#39;m not really keen on boycotts because with video games I think it is hardly practical; most of the eastern world (where we have the problem) is not really a big market for games in economic terms.<br /><br />I hardly know anyone who buys original software - let alone games - so any such boycott has no impact.<br /><br />@Sana<br />I wanted to also quote the letter I wrote to them but then I remembered, I &quot;wrote&quot; to them (as opposed to email) so I didn&#39;t have a copy to refer to.-=A.R.N.=-http://www.blogger.com/profile/01719325314663706788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-53962410843012017372009-11-26T10:06:20.245+01:002009-11-26T10:06:20.245+01:00Ahem! Not the post I was expecting ;)Dhanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11145740316157180446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-38323561934224667702009-11-26T04:51:55.852+01:002009-11-26T04:51:55.852+01:00I think the main problem is with the way things are put across.<br />It&#39;s important to stand up against whats wrong...but in the right way.<br />Thanks for bringing this up, its very important to understand certain things and share them with others.I&#39;m glad you did.A New Beginninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07292758705734074064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333207.post-78998467340213215262009-11-26T02:07:03.505+01:002009-11-26T02:07:03.505+01:00Good one bro,<br />I also do not believe in online petitions. literally speaking, perfectly organised mass scale boycotting will have a great effect, i don&#39;t believe that in this modern economic lifestyle one could organize such a boycott.<br />Thanks for publishing your approach to the problem, i think this is the right thing to do.Rayees Ahamedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973577633340783572noreply@blogger.com