Re:The sad truth about Facebook
by dillydally on Sunday September 26, 2010 @04:39AM
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How "productive" was Electronic Arts? It's from the same class as Adobe, etc.
Computers aren't just for spreadsheets.
"We're boring people to death and making games that are harder and harder to play. For the most part, the industry has been rinse-and-repeat. There's been lots of product that looked like last year's product, that looked a lot like the year before."
- EA CEO John Ritticello, 2009 http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26508
Um...
Zynga...bigger economy than many developing nations
Possibly true. I admire the business acumen of both firms and think they have scaled their services quite effectively. But how productive are they? I mean, I remember seeing stockbrokers and lawyers standing in line at 8am to buy limited edition Beanie Babies because they were considered a smart investment.
You make several good points but I agree with the other posters questioning the degree of value creation taking place.