Damn.
I got to Page 3 and felt I couldn’t stay silent any longer.
As the first (or one of the first) affiliates who created an idea which was massively copied by every Tom Dick and Harry, I felt I should point out that while I would be a bit miffed by this, in the end it is an idea – a concept – and not a copyright.
I would much rather have seen CAP and AGD continue to work together. Surely there must’ve been some way to reach an agreement to do so.
Having said that:
* AGD may be the first of its kind, but it is not a patented idea and as such if someone else can do the same thing without directly infringing on AGD’s scripts or proprietary information, then so be it. Otherwise, we would have only Coke, instead of Coke, Pepsi, Shasta, Jolt, RC Cola, et al.
* However – if Lou gave his word to Andy that CAP would not replicate the idea – then Lou should’ve done the gentlemanly thing and not allowed this to be done. But I believe the problem is that Lou is not the only decision-maker at CAP and thus an agreement with him does not necessarily constitute an agreement with CAP.
Sad. I feel for Andy but I also see CAP’s position as well as Lou’s.
If anyone would like to give me back my jackpot tickers and pulldowns, you’re all welcome.