Author Topic: Bad move, HTC!  (Read 235 times)

Offline miko2d

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Bad move, HTC!
« on: October 25, 2000, 12:25:00 PM »
 You may be good programmers/designers, but you suck in PR. Don't you know that the main traits in most humans are envy and love to count other people's money?
 Don't you know that for many people getting a good deal is less important then knowing that others do not get a better deal?

 Instead of offering a $10 discount accounts to your marketing sample, you should have offered them accounts at regular price and paid them $10 a month as members of market research focus group from your marketing buget...

 That would have confused the simple-minded who think that one dollar is different from another depending whether it is part of revenue shortfall, market research expence or PR incentive.

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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2000, 12:27:00 PM »
LOL!

Offline Yak

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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2000, 12:32:00 PM »
I think you better hire this guy. He's friggin brilliant!

 

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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2000, 12:37:00 PM »
The only thing that bothers me is the market sample rate lasts the "lifetime of the account"....

That being said, I was offered a $19.95 deal on an second account I used during beta which I chose not to use when we went pay4play.

Im sticking with my current account and hoping this pays off for HTC and my rate gets lowered with everyone elses.

If not: Oh well........the only reason I will stick with AH is because I *enjoy* AH.

No enjoy = No pay

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Offline mason22

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« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2000, 12:43:00 PM »
the words right out of my mouth Yeager!!  

Offline Hooligan

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« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2000, 01:10:00 PM »
I'm happy to pay my $29.95 a month, I just hope that we get more players.

Hooligan

Offline DR00

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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2000, 01:13:00 PM »
Don't you guys know anything. You provide a product to a large group at a loss, and make a profit on volume. It's marketing 101.

Offline SOB

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« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2000, 01:30:00 PM »
LOL...Marketer = Large Ego, Small Brain    I'm pretty sure in marketing 101, they just teach you how to read.


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Offline rickod

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« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2000, 01:41:00 PM »
doesnt sound too stupid to me I joined at one of the lower rates .
I would not have joined because its one or the other on our current budget but I was made a great deal and now I can enjoy both brands ah and wb .

ah looks great but is less filling in some instances its not completely fleshed out but it has great potential now instead of checkin back every six months to see whats new I can actually play thru it .
and the company gets my money of course although not much ,since my actuall usage of there server will be limited until I see more of the product fleshed out as I am a fulltime pilot in wb with a squad they will be makin a killin off of me .
and devote all the free time my wife will let me to that .
I would love to join a squad here but am undecided as to whether It should be axis or allied ground or air and soon to be sea oriented as far as prefered  rides .


[This message has been edited by rickod (edited 10-25-2000).]

Offline Wanker

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« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2000, 02:06:00 PM »
Welcome to AH Rickod!

I see that you've aquired punctuation since I last saw you posting on AGW. WTG!

Now, if only we can get you started on capitalization...  

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« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2000, 02:16:00 PM »
Lol @ banana  

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« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2000, 04:50:00 PM »
Yak's got it  

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« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2000, 05:09:00 PM »
Miko, someone is giving away 10 bucks? WHERE?

Fariz.

Offline LLv34_Snefens

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« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2000, 05:15:00 PM »
I was given the offer too, but like yeager it was on a second account I made about two months after it went pay (I started paying right away with my current account).
I'm not gonna take them up on the offer either tho, as I want to stick with my current name.

I'm just hoping there isn't too many of yeager's and my kind out there so HTC gets a false feedback from their initiative.

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