The Consumerist's "Worst Company In America 2013" Thread. Roster includes EA, Apple, Facebook, and m
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[URL]http://consumerist.com/2013/03/18/here-are-your-contestants-for-the-2013-worst-company-in-america-tournament/[/URL]
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The Roster:
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[QUOTE]Could Carnival immortalize its “Poop Cruise” in the form of a goldish-colored poo statue? Has JCPenney’s
bumpy turnaround given it enough of a push to take a shot at retailers that have been horrible for a lot longer?
Will Anheuser-Busch just acquire all of its competitors in order to win by default?
Starting tomorrow, we’ll be posting two to three WCIA bouts per day.
[B]Voting will only be open for three hours for each poll.[/B][/QUOTE]
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What's wrong with Facebook? They've been pretty tame lately
By the numbers FP,
Prepare to strike EA.
I'm going to be pissed if EA wins this again. I despise their business practices but the fact a videogame publisher won "Worst Company" over everyone else on that list last year was fucking shameful in my opinion.
Personally, I'm leaning towards Comcast this year. Their monopoly has gotten ridiculous and they actively fuck over their customers at every turn.
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;39964557]By the numbers FP,
Prepare to strike EA.[/QUOTE]
Several companies on that roster are far worse than the guys who make bad video games and microtransactions for them.
my legs want me to vote for spirit airlines
Can't wait for petty children to vote for a company that made a bad videogame, while fiscally irresponsible banks and draconian telecom corporations get off the hook.
That should be an interesting battle. I imagine Facebook will ultimately win out against Google. EA will win in its bracket easily. Facebook against EA though should be good. With EA still reeling from SimCity's troubles, I'd not be surprised to see them take it away again this year.
[QUOTE=Ericson666;39964548]What's wrong with Facebook? They've been in pretty tame lately[/QUOTE]
Commidifying people's identities without their permission is pretty awful.
Like more than "rip westwood" awful.
[QUOTE=catbarf;39964575]Can't wait for petty children to vote for a company that made a bad videogame, while fiscally irresponsible banks and draconian telecom corporations get off the hook.[/QUOTE]
What matters more? Corrupt bankers buying politicians and giving people loans which are basically scams or a company ruining our precious franchises?
Off the top of my head we have Wal mart, banks, apple and pretty much every other company that derives goods from sweat shops. The only thing that affected me was EA though.
EA and Apple will have a tight fight on the left for the semifinal round, but I feel as EA is the stronger of the two and will be able to knock Apple into the dust. On the right, Comcast and Time Warner are going to have a fight as well, but in the end, Comcast will beat our TW, to go toe to toe with Apple in the final round. WHO WILL WIN, AND WHO WILL LOSE!?! VOTE NOW!
[QUOTE=catbarf;39964575]Can't wait for petty children to vote for a company that made a bad videogame, while fiscally irresponsible banks and draconian telecom corporations get off the hook.[/QUOTE]Because EA more directly impacts internet-active consumers than most others. If this were put to a much larger audience, it'd be a much tougher fight.
[QUOTE=Raidyr;39964583]Commidifying people's identities without their permission is pretty awful.
Like more than "rip westwood" awful.[/QUOTE]
If you don't want your info out there don't put put it on your profile?
Gonna be voting for Comcast.
[QUOTE=MacD11;39964627]Gonna be voting for Comcast.[/QUOTE]
dat monopoly
It's not surprising something like EA beats out something like Bank of America. Something like EA has a more direct effect on someone's daily life more than a big bank or monopoly exploiting people in other countries and what-not. Of course the stuff things like the banks do is far worse, but an average person isn't going to notice it as much.
Hope Dish makes it to the semi-finals.
God knows they deserve it.
The at&t/verizon/comcast oligopoly is pretty bad
It is your opinion so if you think EA is worse vote for them
[editline]18th March 2013[/editline]
I.E. vote for Bank of America instead of Capital One
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;39964809]The at&t/verizon/comcast oligopoly is pretty bad[/QUOTE]
Verizon I like and Fios is literally the only ISP I'd use ever
Why the fuck is Google on that list?
Matching up Google and Facebook in the first round.
There's just no fun in that.
After they caused me to become stranded hundreds of miles away from my home for four days, and stealing $300 from me I would hope that American Airlines wins it.
Time to vote for Comcast, EA, AT&T and Paypal
[QUOTE=J!NX;39964828]Verizon I like and Fios is literally the only ISP I'd use ever[/QUOTE]
Verizon is probably the best of that group, but they are all shitty companies. They give poor service across the board and there's no real competition between the companies so prices stay much higher than the actual service is worth.
Am i the only person who likes comcast? Our rates are pretty cheap, got all the channels and my internet has been going fast for the past 8 years when we first signed up with them.
Everyone vote comcast
[QUOTE=catbarf;39964575]Can't wait for petty children to vote for a company that made a bad videogame, while fiscally irresponsible banks and draconian telecom corporations get off the hook.[/QUOTE]
While I would say this is a bit hyperbolic (Mainly because they wouldn't really be getting "off the hook", though it would understate how awful those corporations really are), it does sum up how annoying it is that there is a very good chance that EA will win this. Honestly, them winning Worst Company last year really just showed how shortsighted ~vidjeoo gaymers~ can be, and if they win it again then that just means we've barely made any progress since then.
[editline] March 18 2013 [/editline]
also vote comcast please
this thread is like a sports talkshow or something like that
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