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01.09.2007

Excuse me?
Alex St. John specifically complains that it should be easier for children to download and install games without ESRB ratings, because they can already freely play non-downloaded web games without ratings, and now he can't compete on the same playing field.

I don't think many parents would appreciate that sentiment; the availability of games that we can't control isn't exactly a ringing endorsement for not controlling the ones we can. The reality is that we, as parents, get to decide what our children download and install and play. If your business suffers as a result, maybe you're in the wrong business to be targeting children.

When someone starts complaining about unfair competition, I believe the very least he can do is to compete. The industry and culture are changing. We have to change with them. That's the only choice we have.

-Caliban Darklock
 



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