Comments on: Hasbro Sues Facebook App Scrabulous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/25/hasbro-sues-facebook-app-scrabulous/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:31:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sean Tierney http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/25/hasbro-sues-facebook-app-scrabulous/#comment-770698 Sean Tierney Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:09:35 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2716#comment-770698 Josh, looks like they took it down tonight. They're restricting US and Canada IP addresses. I posted a <a href="http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2008/07/29/keep-playing-scrabulous/" rel="nofollow"><strong>quick tutorial</strong> </a>on how to get around it if you want to keep using Scrabulous (the EA version sucks- I tried to start a game with you and it paired me with some random Facebook user). sean Josh, looks like they took it down tonight. They’re restricting US and Canada IP addresses. I posted a quick tutorial on how to get around it if you want to keep using Scrabulous (the EA version sucks- I tried to start a game with you and it paired me with some random Facebook user).

sean

]]> By: CDPmedia http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/25/hasbro-sues-facebook-app-scrabulous/#comment-769749 CDPmedia Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:39:35 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2716#comment-769749 I think the best route right now for the brothers would be to sell up, avoid having their app rendered worthless and move on. I'll bet you could happily retire in india off what thats worth. I think the best route right now for the brothers would be to sell up, avoid having their app rendered worthless and move on.

I’ll bet you could happily retire in india off what thats worth.

]]> By: Online_Business http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/25/hasbro-sues-facebook-app-scrabulous/#comment-769640 Online_Business Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:17:26 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2716#comment-769640 They should of bought it before using it, the value of the app is surely massive now, especially due to the numbers playing it, it would of been cheaper to license it before hand They should of bought it before using it, the value of the app is surely massive now, especially due to the numbers playing it, it would of been cheaper to license it before hand

]]> By: EPB http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/25/hasbro-sues-facebook-app-scrabulous/#comment-769466 EPB Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:21:46 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2716#comment-769466 Yeah, but in order to do that, they'd have to agree on a price which is something they are having trouble doing. Yeah, but in order to do that, they’d have to agree on a price which is something they are having trouble doing.

]]> By: full1511 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/25/hasbro-sues-facebook-app-scrabulous/#comment-769232 full1511 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:25:06 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2716#comment-769232 IMO, They should just buyout Scrabulous - instant user base, no bad press from a lawsuit and all would be happy :) IMO, They should just buyout Scrabulous - instant user base, no bad press from a lawsuit and all would be happy :)

]]> By: DelvarWorld http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/25/hasbro-sues-facebook-app-scrabulous/#comment-769207 DelvarWorld Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:04:05 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2716#comment-769207 Correction: Scrabulous is also Flash based, not JS Javascript. Correction: Scrabulous is also Flash based, not JS Javascript.

]]> By: joshmarthaller http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/25/hasbro-sues-facebook-app-scrabulous/#comment-768806 joshmarthaller Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:59:35 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2716#comment-768806 Why are they just going after the facebook app and not the actually scrabulous website? Either way it is dumb. Why are they just going after the facebook app and not the actually scrabulous website? Either way it is dumb.

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