$120 Saved - No '13 Football for me

[BuddhaBaller]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

There's a reason looking up exclusive doesn't list monopoly as a synonym... and that would be that they're not the same thing. You can search for any number of threads that have tried and failed to make that argument in the past. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

You are saying the NFL doesn't have a monopoly on football either, then? They are just exclusive? Please. I'm not a teenager.

It is sad to see that, as a country, we have become so conditioned that we don't even know what a monopoly actually means anymore. We have become confused with companies buying other companies, brands "owning" other brands. Enjoy your "exclusive" game but next time you want to result to passive-aggressive pseudo-intellectual comments, make sure you know what you are talking about. A description of a monopoly for you:

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A monopoly (from Greek monos μόνος (alone or single) + polein πωλεῖν (to sell)) exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity....Monopolies are thus characterized by a lack of economic competition to produce the good or service and a lack of viable substitute goods.

You're right....that doesn't describe Madden perfectly or anything. Businesses are, indeed, not stupid. They know using terms like "exclusive" allows them to leap through massive legal loopholes and by categorizing their products accordingly, they can avoid specifying their good, thus more easily being able to point to potential "viable substitutes". How do you not understand that? That's what is funny about it. It is like saying you can't have blue in America so everyone just labels it "Navy".

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by BuddhaBaller

You are saying the NFL doesn't have a monopoly on football either, then? They are just exclusive? Please. I'm not a teenager. Almost every major corporation in America is a monopoly. It is sad to see that that, as a country, we have become so conditioned that we don't even know what that means anymore. Also, I'm not really sure why you are so offended that you would result to passive-aggressive comments.....oh wait...nevermind. I forgot this was the internet and everybody is a hipster.

Defensive much? There's nothing passive aggressive about my post, you've confused exclusivity with a monopoly, now you are confusing popularity with it too. I defer to the umpteen other threads discussing this on the forum.

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[Suntan Superman]

I feel like this thread gets made every year.

[PVarck31]

This thread isn't gonna work. Not gonna let it turn into an EA bitch fest and an argument about exclusivity. This has been discussed many times.