As someone who's written a blog post about this on
the internet as a backer (screaming into the void is an apt description), I'd feel a lot better if a.) Double Fine didn't have a long and storied history of this (Brutal Legend got dropped and then had lawsuits filed over this very type of behavior, and most of Double Fine's games are pretty unfinished), and b.) Double Fine hadn't just completed a Kickstarter for another game a week and a half before announcing this.
Not exact matches
The main issue here is that, since I was brave enough to write that first blog, and which contained sentiments others were already thinking, whispering, or discussing in the back alleys of the
Internet, I became the face and target of the company's attacks,
as well
as that of the many toxic
backers of the project.
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internet connecting consumers to the things they care about, crowdfunding is used for causes and initiatives of all sizes, affording individuals and groups the flexibility to set the terms of their raise, retain control of their project, and open up to
as many potential
backers as possible.
The TRAI too offered similar concerns
as the Neutrality
backers by saying that Facebook's initiative can be a risky medium with regards to a long - term implementation,
as it will block the user base from varied web platforms available across the
internet.
House flippers and property developers are increasingly crowdfunding — tapping the virtual wallets of anonymous
internet backers on platforms such
as RealtyShares, LendingHome, PeerStreet and Patch of Land.