“Business is always business, never personal,” is something I’ve heard said for ages. On one hand, I find the sheer…
“Business is always business, never personal,” is something I’ve heard said for ages. On one hand, I find the sheer level of near-duplication by King of the first game to be bordering on ridiculous, but on the other, I feel the creator of the original game should have taken the measures to prevent this from happening. What do you think?
Note: I downloaded and played Candy Crush Saga sometime in 2012 but never really saw the appeal and uninstalled the game not long after. #BusinessConvos
Copyright and trademark laws are meant to protect people who create. Unfortunately, much of the litigation and use has been to stifle competition imho. King has really abused the law.
I agree. In this day and age of mobile apps being so popular, I’d have been sure to invest in such protections of my creations…then again King did stoop pretty low, IMHO.
I just downloaded and played the Candy Swipe game and it’s pretty different than the more popular one. In fact, it took me a few tries to realize you don’t swap pieces to make a line of matching pieces, you swipe a line of matching pieces with your finger in all directions, to get them off the screen. It’s a cute game, but it’s nowhere near as fancy, graphically intense/robust or full of music and things that the newer game has. It’s fun, cute and simple. But they’re definitely different games.
Yah, I downloaded it earlier today as well. I am thinking about paying $2.99 for the pro version just to support him, now that I’ve seen what he’s gone through – that alone is worth 3 bucks…:) Having your own business is tough and competing with companies like King….well…..is a bitch.
I paid for it. It’s cute and I like it better than the other game.