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MB wrote:

> M. van Leeuwen wrote in message <6ohrh0$p...@news3.euro.net>...
> >>Game Worlds Network is hiring a few more game reviewers.  Sorry, only US
> >>residents over the age of 18 need apply.
> >
> >I have to see the day that other ppl over the world can join in.
> >I'm from Europe and anywhere you look its' US only.
> >Great... NOT.
>
> <Snip>
>
> You will just have to look for a European mag i guess.  Really, I dont think
> the shipping costs to send you games would be worth it for the company.  The
> ability to write proper sentences is not why they want people in the U.S.
> only.

  As it stands Europe has a faster growing market and is still the same wealth
of talent that took many of our guys out to the US.

The question is why do US companies think it is reasonable to alienate European
market openers?

Could it be that the gap between the Develpment teams and the Marketing teams is
so great that the Developers are out of touch with their market?  ;-)

Seriously, with established Distribution channels in Europe I fail to see why
none-Euro Developers treat us with this apparent contempt.

Would it be SO difficult or expensive to set up a channel to supply product and
glean feedback?

What are the concerns?

Tell us and let us apply our agile minds to the concerns.  I think we can
satisfy all of them.
As a Beta Tester I have 'discoevered' many major problmes the US testers
missed.  It is not thier fault.  They don't always have the same mix of product
and software.

Often the feedback I have given has been catalytic in finding the real root
cause of a problme which had eluded the US guys.  The differences in set up can
sometimes cause a problme to manifest itself differently, and the difference
gives the clue as to the root problem.

As for secrecy, are we to be less trusted?  How often have you met your US
Testers personally?  Do your REALLY know them well enough to trust them?