> Marketing using FUD always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It's like the
> people who capitalised on the fear of the Y2K bug to sell uneducated
> people exceptionally expensive and unnecessary 'survival kits.'
Very similar. I bet there are many uneducated voip providers out there just
itching to spend money just so they can say they spent money on some kind of 911
assistance.
> Yes, it's capitalism. But not all capitalism is savoury -- even to all
> capitalists.
>
> That said, I don't think Trevor's necessarily harming his reputation or
> anything by doing the equivalent of showing a picture of a robbery and
> shouting "vigilance!" However, you can't expect that sort of marketing
> tactic to sit well with everyone. It's been proven time and time again
> that, while it's quite easy to sell things that way, it never makes
> people feel good about the purchase.
I agree the method in which it was marketed may not have been...all that
pleasant and probably won't be effective, I just don't think Trevor was due the
personal attack he received.
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