Buh bye, sweet Scrabulous
As you know, I heart Scrabulous. So you can imagine my reaction when I saw this Tweet from J.K. Parker this morning:
Sad that Scrabulous is gone from Facebook! 🙁
Tanya sent me a link to this article on the Wired website:
The creators of a Scrabble knockoff responsible for countless hours at the online hangout Facebook suspended their word game Tuesday after being hit with a lawsuit, disappointing fans who logged on expecting to make their next moves.
And clareondrey sent me a link to this petition: Hasbro: Don’t Hate, Cooperate!
- THE PITCH
Yes, copyright laws exist for a reason.
No, we are not anarchists.
BUT
Can’t Hasbro work together with the creators of the Scrabulous application?
Pluses: We keep our Scrabulous; Hasbro retains its rights; everybody stays happy!
Minuses: None!
Many of us have learned the joys of Scrabble from this online application. Some people have enhanced their previous love for the game. Reward the Scrabulous makers for this accomplishment – and take over from there!
Oh Scrabulous, remember the good times we had? How I will miss you.
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It really is stupid Hasbro didn’t just pay them and co-opt it. I mean half a million DAILY users? That would be worth paying for!
I read a web article (sorry, don’t have a URL) last Easter that Hasbro was negotiating with the Scrabulous folks. Appears they couldn’t strike a deal.
I am really really sorry for your loss 🙂
I just read at StartupMeme that Hasbro’s version was hacked and wouldn’t work for several hours. Additionally, their version I guess has not lived up to the standards of Scrabulous.
http://startupmeme.com/hackers-killed-scrabble-scrabble-down-on-facebook/
Personally, I haven’t used either Scrabulous or Scrabble within the facebook universe so I really can’t speak to the differences.