> SIP wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>
>
Eh. It's the Internet. My opinion is, if you can't weather a few
personal attacks, you should stay offline. They abound.
Is it deserving? Probably not. Will it happen time and time again? Of
course.
N.
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