Which Company is worse, Microsoft or Activision

just ur opinions

SONY

Koei is the worst one I can think of.

activision has now reared its ugly head into becoming the most hated in the gaming industry. that CEO's comments about rasing prices charging outrageous amounts and virtually showing no care in gamers has dethroned ea from the most hated

the hate for microsoft is soooo overated, that im pretty sure 90% of the people just doing for the hell of it. every single company on the planet, milks us, in ontario where I live they are thinking of charging us to watch local channels. that have always been free. that is worse than what ever microsoft has ever done.

In Capitalism, they are no "good" companies. They don't want to be friends, they want your money. So stop saying crap like this, because they are all bad, and after the same thing.tehsystemwarior

Microsoft because they charge 100$ or more for accessories like Wi-Fi and Harddrives, something that people could actually use for their 360 and most likely want, but they're so ridiculously overpriced.

All Activision does is milk the hell out of their franchises, only noobs buy stuff like Guitar Hero every year, but lots of people want a bigger hardrive for their 360 but they can't buy any hardrive like you can for PS3 because Microsoft is Apple-like with their hardware.

[QUOTE="tehsystemwarior"]In Capitalism, they are no "good" companies. They don't want to be friends, they want your money. So stop saying crap like this, because they are all bad, and after the same thing.Eddie-Vedder

Agree with this. It's not all black and white. Companies care about profits because they want to remain in good business obviously, but some companies DO care about their fan support, that support is what backs them up when they go into hard financial times.

Companies do good things for the fans lots of times. Sony still pumps out new IPs a lot this-gen, even though they don't have to and could go the Nintendo route if they wanted.

[QUOTE="tehsystemwarior"]In Capitalism, they are no "good" companies. They don't want to be friends, they want your money. So stop saying crap like this, because they are all bad, and after the same thing.Eddie-Vedder

the hate for microsoft is soooo overated, that im pretty sure 90% of the people just doing for the hell of it.

gamer-adam1

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Sony because they failed in making ps3 backward capable which is unforgivable.......money hungry sons of ..........:roll:

Microsoft because they charge 100$ or more for accessories like Wi-Fi and Harddrives, something that people could actually use for their 360 and most likely want, but they're so ridiculously overpriced.

GiantMuffin

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"][QUOTE="tehsystemwarior"]In Capitalism, they are no "good" companies. They don't want to be friends, they want your money. So stop saying crap like this, because they are all bad, and after the same thing.RedruM_I

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

the hate for microsoft is soooo overated, that im pretty sure 90% of the people just doing for the hell of it.

Ninja-Hippo

I hate their monopolistic tendencies, whereever they put their hands they just take control of it 100% so they can do whatever they want, it's the OS market and rushing out bad OS's that millions of people are "forced" to buy.

They do the same thing with xbox live, it's a closed off platform, so they can charge for everything, they won't even add in a simple web browser so they can go on adding features like twitter to try to justify it. In other words their making a monumental profit off live and are not giving the consumer the fair return in features.

They do the same with accesories, limit to stuff made by them so they can charge whatever they want and you don't have a choice. I blame them for the rapid growth of DLC and microtransactions, it's like they had this planned since last gen and it's only going to get worse. Some companies have one eye on profit and another on their fanbase or innovation, or on a vision they have or whatever, MS has both their eyes on profit, their just suits in the industry.

And for the record I've always felt this away about MS, how their handling the 360 just confirmed it.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"][QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

the hate for microsoft is soooo overated, that im pretty sure 90% of the people just doing for the hell of it.

Eddie-Vedder

I hate their monopolistic tendencies, whereever they put their hands they just take control of it 100% so they can do whatever they want, it's the OS market and rushing out bad OS's that millions of people are "forced" to buy.

They do the same thing with xbox live, it's a closed off platform, so they can charge for everything, they won't even add in a simple web browser so they can go on adding features like twitter to try to justify it. In other words their making a monumental profit off live and are not giving the consumer the fair return in features.

They do the same with accesories, limit to stuff made by them so they can charge whatever they want and you don't have a choice. I blame them for the rapid growth of DLC and microtransactions, it's like they had this planned since last gen and it's only going to get worse. Some companies have one eye on profit and another on their fanbase or innovation, or on a vision they have or whatever, MS has both their eyes on profit, their just suits in the industry.

And for the record I've always felt this away about MS, how their handling the 360 just confirmed it.

Activision and microsoft (for shutting ensemble studios, those bastards):evil: not too far behind.

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="delta3074"]i am assuming you can prove MS uses shoddy practices, because i would call putting rootkits on music cd's a shoddy practicedelta3074

That's exactly why I'm so critical of Microsoft. They influence what I do directly. I have worked with computers for almost 9 years now and I can see their negative influence on the market. It's difficult to make choices in a market so monopolized by Microsoft. And the monopoliy comes not from their products being the best option or for their overall quality but because they directly try to hinder the efforts of others who try to release better options. If they didn't do such things then I wouldn't have any problem with their company, I could work with the tools and software I like, forget about Microsoft and they can run their business as they please. But once they start messing with my freedom of choice and trying to keep people dependent on Microsoft protocols and software then I'm pissed because in my opinion Microsoft's products quality leaves a lot to be desired and they shouldn't be messing around with what other people are working on.

I have managed to almost completely avoid anything Microsoft right now but sometimes it becomes so difficult just because of they trying to be as closed and as monopolizing as possible.

By the way, many software companies out there are the exact opposite. They try to work on and support standard protocols, services and software that will help making the software industry a much more dynamic and thriving enterprise. The computer market for them should be a niche for developers to make things as open and as standard as possible so that users can choose which things are best and they could bring them together as a whole in easier, more confortable ways and with, overall, much better quality. But since Microsoft practically controls the market and they don{t want such a freedom then they set on themselves to block many of these efforts with those shoddy practices I was talkking about.

Microsoft because they charge 100$ or more for accessories like Wi-Fi and Harddrives, something that people could actually use for their 360 and most likely want, but they're so ridiculously overpriced.

All Activision does is milk the hell out of their franchises, only noobs buy stuff like Guitar Hero every year, but lots of people want a bigger hardrive for their 360 but they can't buy any hardrive like you can for PS3 because Microsoft is Apple-like with their hardware.

Activision easily.

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="delta3074"]i know MS are BAD sometimes, but so are most companys, you guys take this too personally, no offence, but do the things these company's do have a direct bearing on your standard of life?, have you been directly affected by the things they do? at the end of the day you choose to buy there products, or you don't, the choice is yours and yours alonedelta3074

Activision no contest. Had RROD stuck one of Activisions products, would we be getting a free 3 year warranty? I think not. At least MS arent milking their games to hell and back like Activision are, nor are they trying to raise the RRPs or charge disgusting amounts for DLC.Nidget

and Charge disgustingly for DLC? thats MS... >.> Milking? *looks at HALO*

No company is as bad as Wal-Mart is. Activision is technically a good company, its just all you **** complaining about your presious MW2, get a grip, please.

Activision no contest. Had RROD stuck one of Activisions products, would we be getting a free 3 year warranty? I think not. At least MS arent milking their games to hell and back like Activision are, nor are they trying to raise the RRPs or charge disgusting amounts for DLC.Nidget

[QUOTE="Nidget"]Activision no contest. Had RROD stuck one of Activisions products, would we be getting a free 3 year warranty? I think not. At least MS arent milking their games to hell and back like Activision are, nor are they trying to raise the RRPs or charge disgusting amounts for DLC.Ratchet_Fan8

and Charge disgustingly for DLC? thats MS... >.> Milking? *looks at HALO*

[QUOTE="Nidget"]Activision no contest. Had RROD stuck one of Activisions products, would we be getting a free 3 year warranty? I think not. At least MS arent milking their games to hell and back like Activision are, nor are they trying to raise the RRPs or charge disgusting amounts for DLC.RedruM_I

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[QUOTE="Nidget"]Activision no contest. Had RROD stuck one of Activisions products, would we be getting a free 3 year warranty? I think not. At least MS arent milking their games to hell and back like Activision are, nor are they trying to raise the RRPs or charge disgusting amounts for DLC.Nidget

and Charge disgustingly for DLC? thats MS... >.> Milking? *looks at HALO*

Well Microsoft killed my puppy, but then Activision raped my murdered puppy. :cry:

:| Seriously, I'm no fan of Activision by any means, and I know Microsoft has it's faults but sometimes you people talk like they both raped and killed your mother and tourtured your puppy. :|

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="delta3074"]i understand your anxiety, i used to think like that, then irealised it's the way of the wotld, there ain't no rhyme or reason to it, and there ain't nothing we can do about it, we all like to think that we are completely in control of our own live and our own destiny, but the truth is, we are not, these companys have employee's who need to put food on there familys table, if they don't make money then there employee's (people like you and me) end up suffering or losing there jobs, whenever i see companys pull a stunt i just think 'that's ironic' and move on, i chuckled when i found out SONY had put rootkits on there CD's (mainly because i didn't own any BMG CD's), just become indifferent to it, makes life easierdelta3074

[QUOTE="delta3074"][QUOTE="RedruM_I"] That's fine if you don't care but I can't give myself that luxury. Anyways there are many computer companies that play quite fairly, promote a much better market environment for the computing world in my view and do all that while making money. Those companies have my whole support, Microsoft on the other hand not. I would like nothing more than see that company fail or at least stop doing what they do.RedruM_I

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="delta3074"]you realise a lot of charitys rely on donations from MS every year, like doctors without borders, without doctors without borders( bad english i know), people less fortunate than us in third world countrys, wouldn't recieve critical medical care, if MS fail, they would fail as well, it's CHI , in everthing good there is a little evil, in averything evil, there is a little good, how does our suffering at the hands of MS, compare to there suffering if MS didn't do what they do, it sucks i know, but there is always a catch to everything, isn't there, even if it is a PR stunt, people still benefit from it, and to me people are the most important thing.MortalDecay

Microsoft:

1. They over Charge you for everything (OS, 360 add-ons, Live).

2. They give you half-assed products (Vista, Red Ring).

3. They pay off other companies for stuff more then any other (paying for timed exclusives).

4. They are way to cocky.

Microsoft:

1. They over Charge you for everything (OS, 360 add-ons, Live). So does Apple.

2. They give you half-assed products (Vista, Red Ring). Playstation 2?

3. They pay off other companies for stuff more then any other (paying for timed exclusives). Bad for you, but good for 360 users. Seriously, how can MS caring about their users enough to pay a lot of money for content for their users first be a bad thing?

4. They are way to cocky. Have you seen a lot of the crap Sony talks?

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