Re: Amazon.com users hate "Spore" DRM

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From: SpammersDie
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:40

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"CoinSpin" <coin^spam^spin@comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> Darin Johnson wrote:
>> On Sep 9, 11:56 am, Tim Smith <reply_in_gr...@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Most of the reviewers haven't ran into anything yet.  They are posting
>>> their reviews *before* trying the game.  That rules out most of your
>>> explanations.
>>>
>>
>> But I want my reviews before I buy a game.  If the only
>> people doing reviews are professional gaming magazines and
>> web sites, then you can't trust the reviews.  That's why I
>> don't buy games until months or years after they come out :-)
>>
>
> I think I kinda get Tim's point, though...  Amazon is supposed to have 
> consumer reviews of a product by actual purchasers of the product, so how 
> can the consumers rate it before it's even available for sale?

I only care about that when it affects the accuracy of the reviews, and 
accuracy doesn't seem to be in dispute here.

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