I'm playing Scrabulous right now! It was the first game application I added. I spend at least half my time on Facebook playing Scrabulous games - with coworkers, friends from high school, my fiance, even my little brother.
Hasbro should absolutely acquire Scrabulous instead of shut it down. It would be much better for their reputation to acquire the popular app than to shut it down and make users angry. After all, these are probably people that play the board game Scrabble. I know I do.
Jonathan Kleiman
· 1 year ago
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!
Even the facebook staff loves scrabulous. Maybe they can send some of their magic legal team over
Jonathan Kleiman
· 1 year ago
this could destroy the company they don't realize what they're doing.
they're the metallica of facebook!
Victoria Pickering
· 1 year ago
Of course Scrabulous is a clear copyright violation, but something lots of people would hate to see eliminated because it is so much fun. I think Hasbro is faced with two bad choices - shutting Scrabulous down, or buying it. Both are likely to have negative impacts on their bottom line - they would have been much better off had Scrabulous never existed. But of the choices now available, buying it has to be the better one. Companies don't prosper by hurting the good will of their customers.
Mimzy
· 1 year ago
God, people are so STUPID...
Can't they ever leave a good thing alone?
David
· 1 year ago
Maybe they still plan to buy it. Sending a letter just shows that they're "serious" and will shut it down otherwise. So they can offer far less than the application is really worth.
Lee
· 1 year ago
This will have zero impact on users member status with facebook. Its just another app. Move on people.
leon
· 1 year ago
Oh dear I can see a Hasbro boycott coming...
Jeremy Lim
· 1 year ago
"I think Hasbro is faced with two bad choices - shutting Scrabulous down, or buying it. Both are likely to have negative impacts on their bottom line - they would have been much better off had Scrabulous never existed."
I disagree on this point. An acquisition would not necessarily result in a hit to their bottom line - at least not in the long term. Scrabulous would definitely be a valuable asset.
From the response shown even here in this post, it's no secret it's popular. Hasbro could feed branding and propoganda to 569,206 users every single day (provided Scabulous' users use it everyday). These are hardcore loyal fans of the game. Why throw that away?
Money can always be moved around. They can justify a buyout as a marketing expense.
Tom
· 1 year ago
Let's see. Identify someone famous. Build something successful entirely based on their fame. Then say "pay me off or lose your fans." This is called extortion. It doesn't matter how much work you put into it, it is illegal.
Michael Bauser
· 1 year ago
They don't need to buy it, you dopes. If this goes to court, they'll win and take from the developers as part of the judgment. (Or maybe even as part of a settlement before there's a judgment.)
On the other hand, if they buy it, they just encourage people to do this to them over and over and over, copying their games.
Seriously, Nick: You idea is stupid and naive.
dan light
· 1 year ago
scrabulous is facebook's killer app for me. if it was taken offline, i'd probably stop visiting facebook at all - certainly on a daily basis - if not hourly - basis.
Scrabulous has also resulted in me playing more real-world Scrabble, so Hasbro have a clear interest in preserving it. Equally, I can understand them wanting to challenge the makers of the app. It's a clear copyright infringement.
They should settle ahead of going to court and take over the operation of it. They might even find jobs for its developers, without advertising the fact.
Eddie
· 1 year ago
What they're doing is stealing, even if it is successful. It's like Napster... something's gotta give. In fact, if Hasbro doesn't enforce their copyrights, they could end up LOSING them across the board. You've got to enforce your rights if you want to keep your marks.
Big J Man
· 1 year ago
heh you blatantly violate copyright and you get shut down. That is the LAW. Hasbro should sue Scrabulous and Facebook into the ground.
Debbie
· 1 year ago
I miss scrabulous so much!!! Hasboro please buy scrabulous it is my all time favorite game! I have been looking for it every where. Bring it back!!!!!!
All Comments
Hasbro should absolutely acquire Scrabulous instead of shut it down. It would be much better for their reputation to acquire the popular app than to shut it down and make users angry. After all, these are probably people that play the board game Scrabble. I know I do.
Even the facebook staff loves scrabulous.
Maybe they can send some of their magic legal team over
they're the metallica of facebook!
I think Hasbro is faced with two bad choices - shutting Scrabulous down, or buying it. Both are likely to have negative impacts on their bottom line - they would have been much better off had Scrabulous never existed. But of the choices now available, buying it has to be the better one. Companies don't prosper by hurting the good will of their customers.
Can't they ever leave a good thing alone?
I disagree on this point. An acquisition would not necessarily result in a hit to their bottom line - at least not in the long term. Scrabulous would definitely be a valuable asset.
From the response shown even here in this post, it's no secret it's popular. Hasbro could feed branding and propoganda to 569,206 users every single day (provided Scabulous' users use it everyday). These are hardcore loyal fans of the game. Why throw that away?
Money can always be moved around. They can justify a buyout as a marketing expense.
On the other hand, if they buy it, they just encourage people to do this to them over and over and over, copying their games.
Seriously, Nick: You idea is stupid and naive.
Scrabulous has also resulted in me playing more real-world Scrabble, so Hasbro have a clear interest in preserving it. Equally, I can understand them wanting to challenge the makers of the app. It's a clear copyright infringement.
They should settle ahead of going to court and take over the operation of it. They might even find jobs for its developers, without advertising the fact.