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Re:When is it OK to remake a classic game? by mikeash on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:44PM (#15761691)
Doesn’t the same idea apply to the creators? They get to choose what content they serve, and they can make that content complain about whatever they want.
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Re:When is it OK to remake a classic game? by cuckcuckspruce on Thursday November 23, 2017 @11:43AM (#15766165)
Where did I say they couldn't? I just take it as a sign they don't understand the medium.
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Re:When is it OK to remake a classic game? by mikeash on Thursday November 23, 2017 @11:56AM (#15766284)
Since both sides can do as they please, serving code that attempts to change behavior when advertising elements are blocked is no more a misunderstanding of the medium than using code in the client that attempts to block elements that look like advertising.
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