Are you boycotting any companies?

[The Youth Counselor]

I don't see the point personally....if I want somthing I'l have it

and what have Paypal done? :/

Paypal caved into political pressure and froze all donations and transactions to Wikileaks, but continue doing business for the Ku Klux Klan, American Nazi Party, NAMBLA, Westboro Baptist Church and other less noble causes.

Also they delete accounts for no reason and their customer service is a nightmare.

I boycott Bayer AG. The history behind that company is so horrific, you'd think it was a fictional corporation from a horror, action, or thriller movie or if someone copied and pasted the history of Umbrella.

You want to know about them? Google the company.

It doesn't affect me that much, since generic aspirin is much cheaper, and Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen give me less side effects.

 

[FalloutJack]

Yes, I am. I don't think I have any particular boycotting for companies because of THEM, per se. I hate EA, but like...I have CNC 3. It's gotta be personal hangups. Here's the list of shit I can think up right now.

X-Box and Wii - It's nothing personal. It's just that in the longstanding amount of games and gaming that I've done, the current things I devote money to are Playstation and PC on account of my sweet laptop. I have a backlog of games as is, so that tells me BESIDES the limitation of funds that I should not go after another major console. I've given some effort towards winning one in competitions, 'cause I'm open-minded, but I ain't buying, even though Skies of Arcadia for Gamecube's calling.

Facebook - And other social networks. These things, I see 'em and then I look at forums where I can also express myself or instant messanger, and I do it at a higher uality and more efficiently...and then I look at Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and so on. Uhhh...why exactly should I give two shits? I've already got IMs, forums, email, and A PHONE. Speaking of which...

Cellphones - Okay, it's brilliant technology based upon STAR TREK and already surpassing them. The 23rd century has been overtaken. Cellphones are marvelous pieces of equipment. I do not, at this time, have a real use for one. In no way have I really ever needed to be reached or need to reach anyone that badly. Needing to reach someone badly would BE the only reason, and I can't justify it personally in my expenses. Also, wonderful machines, but many terrible owners. If my girlfriend wanted to talk to me on one, that might be the good reason, but she and I don't call each other up, so no luck there either. Also, I think texting is silly sometimes.

Angry Birds - I might be a little jaded here, but lemme get this straight. A man has developed a little rinky-dinky flash game that's a bit too similar to games I can find on like Newgrounds and such, and he's made so much money off of it that there's a theme park? No. No no no, I am not getting into this. You're asking me to get into a phenomenon that I can find on the internet for FREE. LEGALLY FREE, with no catches! Hell no!

Pokemon: No!

 

[Roryomg]

I am currently boycotting GAME for the simple fact that they overcharged me for a game. I wasn't going to argue over a couple of quid, but it just means that I'll never use them again, I buy from everyone else but them.

Also refusing to talk to Lloyds bank, for the fact they are charging me £5 (to go up to £6) should I dare to go into my overdraft. It takes the piss just a little bit as they had a tax payer bailout a couple of years ago so it kinda feels like I'm paying for this banks survival twice.

So what, you expect them to give you the product you requested and agreed to, for free? Just don't use it if it worries you that much. If you need it, then you need to agree to their terms. that simple.

 

[Random Fella]

Not really, I just refuse to play games in a series if they do what Cod does (Releasing games in under one year each, really shows that they aren't putting the effort into each individual game)
That's games like Cod, Assassins Creed (Although I may be getting no. 3) etc.

 

[raklin]

I refuse to buy any Ubisoft, Zyngya or Apple product.

Including the AC games.

 

[Duckman]

And the TSA is at every airport.

TSA only regulates flights coming in and out of the US. That's why there's so much fuss about the TSA being in London right now for the Olympics.

OT: I wouldn't say I boycott anything because to boycott something implies much much MUCH more serious implications than a simple consumer complaint. As far as gaming goes, though, I can't think of a single Triple A title that I would pay full price for. I either get it used or do without. If developers and publishers want me to buy new, then they need to stop charging so much for their crappy products.

 

[Launcelot111]

I boycott Budweiser because I met a couple of the people who owned the company once, and they were tremendous douches, so I do my best not to give that family a cent of my money, no matter how indirectly it might reach them. It doesn't hurt my cause that their beer is awful. When I drink beer, I will pay for the better stuff 9 times out of 10, but if I have to drink shitty beer, then I will choose a shitty beer that isn't Budweiser. Even Natty Light.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

I had problems with them as well they would sign me on for gold and not refund my money even on the day of. So I managed to find out how to unsubscribe and they did the same damn thing again the very next year I had to argue through 3 people just get get a refund on the stupid service. I am never making that mistake again no matter how good the deal is.

Amen brother.

The thing is it's not really isolated, these cases. It happens with scary frequency and to many people. I include children who rack up thousands of pounds/dollars of expenses on their parents cards in this. Microsoft don't want to issue refunds, but they're quite happy to get your credit card details and make it easy for you to spend on it, then make it as hard as you and I have experienced in trying to un-register it and close to impossible to get a refund.

It happens often enough and to enough people that it's very fair to say that XBox Live is a very flawed system and Microsoft's business practises are highly questionable (as though that even needs spelling out!). The only reason this woman [http://www.hackedonxbox.com/microsoft/] got a refund is because she made sure everyone knew about what happened to her and that MS were quite literally taking food away from her child.

Anyone who uses XBL, serious advice: Don't buy points via your console or the XBL web site, or use any PayPal/Credit card with the service, ever. If you must buy points, buy the one time use cards from a retailer.

MS are fools though for their policy on such things. If they'd refunded me and I still used the service for the last 18 months I'd have probably spent more than the £150 pounds stolen from me. Now though they've lost four XBL customers forever.

 

[somonels]

I don't boycott, I just don't buy.

 

[Rastien]

Not sure about companys... but Fez i really would like to buy and play this game...

But the creator is such a gigantic egotisitcal shitcunt i can't bring myself to buy it, i don't want any of my money going to a man that behaves like the biggest scrotal wart i have had the displeasure of hearing.

Could you please elaborate on that with links or information?

And I don't even mean that in a smartass way, I'm just kinda wasted right now but what you've said sounds quite interesting so I'd like to have the info available for me in the morning without having to hunt for it while hungover.

But really, I've heard only good things about Fez, what did the creator say/do?

This is the thing, Fez is a good game and i really would like to play anyway link!

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/03/07/the-competition-the-story-behind-the-igfs-critics/

It's a long article but i advise reading it all .

 

[Bvenged]

Facebook and Zynga. One moment I want to pat Facebook on the back for bringing the world online and together more-so than any other company, then the next moment I want wipe every digital inch of it from existance. Zynga are just plainly disrespectful to gaming. They give me the vibe that they care more for the money they make than their own friends or family, let alone actually making games people can enjoy - the management anyway, not the developers.

I would say Activision too, but since I started their "boycott" they've not made any games I've cared to buy over the past few years.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I don't boycott, because it requires me to think and make a mental map of which company made what, and that's way too much hassle for me. I just buy what I like and leave the politics out of it.

 

[RyoScar]

I've never bought anything from Apple, and never will unless they change there business plan of how closed off their products are, and how they view charity as the worst thing in the universe.

 

[sniddy_v1legacy]

Zynga - as they just view me as a cashcow and spam bot
Ubisoft - so far as above and just really bad business pratice
EA - I don't want Origin still and see above

Ubisoft and EA can save themselves fairly easily Zynga can burn in hell

 

[Nazulu]

Not really, I avoid certain games like the plague when they have excessive DRM. Well, unless the game is truly great. It hasn't happened yet luckily.

 

[rawrmonsta]

ehhhh not really. Im not buying ME3 because of the shitty business that went on with that but not whole company's really.

 

[edudewired]

I don't use eBay at all, but that's more out of fear than any real boycott

 

[SmegInThePants]

I generally judge products - software or not - on a product by product basis. But that includes things that go along w/the product - drm, customer service, warranty, resale value, alternative uses for my money, etc...

 

[Ledan]

Not really, but anything with an Activision logo counts as a con when i tally up pros and cons when buying a game. Same with Apple.

 

[bafrali]

I am avoiding Capcom products nowadays since they messed up big time recently. The tragic part is that they are not deliberately evil like EA. They are just idiots.