Second Life Forums Archive - Do you want to see Second Life sold?

Annie Malaprop

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06-05-2007 15:58

I'm curious about how people feel about the possibility of Linden Lab/Second Life being sold to a larger corporation. I'm on the fence about it myself at this point, but 6 months ago my answer would have been NO WAY! Please provide the reasoning for your answer in the comments if you're so inclined.

2k Suisei

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Join date: 9 Nov 2006

Posts: 2,150

06-05-2007 16:03

Not sold. Freed (aka Open source).

Lostmedia Ares

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Posts: 290

06-05-2007 16:05

To be honest , I would not mind if it was or was not sold , If it was , Maybe thing's would be worse ?

OR ...maybe things would be better ?

Its one of the unaswered questions untill it happens .

I do belive that if some big no face corp got involved it would have two effect's ....first of all i think the development of SL would be better , things would get fixed befor moving on to the " Next big thing " ... But in the other side of the coin ...i think that customer service would not improve .

I never have any issues with LL ... ever ..... i seem to be one of the lucky people who don't have any issues that make me want to scream or shout ... im lucky and i know this ... a lot of people do suffer at the hands of the lack of support from LL .

On this subject we will just have to wait and see if it happens ... What happens

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Raudf Fox

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Join date: 25 Feb 2005

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06-05-2007 16:07

If it allowed us to be adults (meaning we get to keep the "X-rated" stuff) and offered customer support, YES!

If it doesn't allow us to keep the adult stuff, no.
And if customer support was non-existent, no.
If both gone, NO.

This time last year, I'd have thought you were crazy for suggesting the idea, but now? This isn't how I should feel about a company that runs a world that I love, but it is.

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Har Fairweather

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06-05-2007 16:10

SL needs to be free. It also needs to be better run. And LL appears to need some adult supervision. A buyer that would suppply all three? Sure, ok. One that does not - screw it, stick with the devil you know, not the one you don't know.

Lord Steadham

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06-05-2007 16:15

If it will add resources to fix the performance and an actual customer service department then I say yes. I think they will go public first though, so Phillip can cash in before this whole thing implodes. He better hurry: http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/90646

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Kitty Barnett

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06-05-2007 16:15

From: Har Fairweather

SL needs to be free.

Yes, let's give everyone their own sim for free, that'll make things run better

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Maggie McArdle

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Join date: 8 May 2006

Posts: 2,855

06-05-2007 16:16

LL has shown time and again with thier constant changes to remove the "human touch" from its CS. its better for them to sell now while they can get a decent price, to a compant familiar with a venue like this than for it to keep limping along. google comes to mind or maybe even ....... EAGames( ducks)

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Broken Xeno

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Join date: 9 Mar 2007

Posts: 632

06-05-2007 16:19

Not sold. Problems aside, Linden Labs made Second Life. It's theirs. I wouldn't necessarily trust anyone else to keep it as is for me. I have confidence that in time they will fix many of the problems we are facing, so all in all... No, not sold for me.

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Object Pascale

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Join date: 27 Jan 2007

Posts: 648

06-05-2007 16:22

Yes, provided Google is the buyer. We might actually get a search facility that doesn't feel like it was built by a ten year old using Visual Basic for Windows 3.1.

Strife Onizuka

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Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

06-05-2007 16:27

this isn't a discussion for this forum. I'm sorry.

*locks*

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Do you want to see Second Life sold?
Annie Malaprop Registered User Join date: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 82	06-05-2007 15:58 I'm curious about how people feel about the possibility of Linden Lab/Second Life being sold to a larger corporation. I'm on the fence about it myself at this point, but 6 months ago my answer would have been NO WAY! Please provide the reasoning for your answer in the comments if you're so inclined.
2k Suisei Registered User Join date: 9 Nov 2006 Posts: 2,150	06-05-2007 16:03 Not sold. Freed (aka Open source).
Lostmedia Ares Drinking tea Join date: 6 Sep 2006 Posts: 290	06-05-2007 16:05 To be honest , I would not mind if it was or was not sold , If it was , Maybe thing's would be worse ? OR ...maybe things would be better ? Its one of the unaswered questions untill it happens . I do belive that if some big no face corp got involved it would have two effect's ....first of all i think the development of SL would be better , things would get fixed befor moving on to the " Next big thing " ... But in the other side of the coin ...i think that customer service would not improve . I never have any issues with LL ... ever ..... i seem to be one of the lucky people who don't have any issues that make me want to scream or shout ... im lucky and i know this ... a lot of people do suffer at the hands of the lack of support from LL . On this subject we will just have to wait and see if it happens ... What happens _____________________ Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Raudf Fox (ra-ow-th) Join date: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 5,119	06-05-2007 16:07 If it allowed us to be adults (meaning we get to keep the "X-rated" stuff) and offered customer support, YES! If it doesn't allow us to keep the adult stuff, no. And if customer support was non-existent, no. If both gone, NO. This time last year, I'd have thought you were crazy for suggesting the idea, but now? This isn't how I should feel about a company that runs a world that I love, but it is. _____________________ DiamonX Studios, the place of the Victorian Times series of gowns and dresses - Located at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fushida/224/176 Want more attachment points for your avatar's wearing pleasure? Then please vote for https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-1065?
Har Fairweather Registered User Join date: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 2,320	06-05-2007 16:10 SL needs to be free. It also needs to be better run. And LL appears to need some adult supervision. A buyer that would suppply all three? Sure, ok. One that does not - screw it, stick with the devil you know, not the one you don't know.
Lord Steadham Registered user Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 312	06-05-2007 16:15 If it will add resources to fix the performance and an actual customer service department then I say yes. I think they will go public first though, so Phillip can cash in before this whole thing implodes. He better hurry: http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/90646 _____________________
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	06-05-2007 16:15 From: Har Fairweather SL needs to be free. Yes, let's give everyone their own sim for free, that'll make things run better .
Maggie McArdle FIOS hates puppies Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 2,855	06-05-2007 16:16 LL has shown time and again with thier constant changes to remove the "human touch" from its CS. its better for them to sell now while they can get a decent price, to a compant familiar with a venue like this than for it to keep limping along. google comes to mind or maybe even ....... EAGames( ducks) _____________________ There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
Broken Xeno ~Fething Alt~ Join date: 9 Mar 2007 Posts: 632	06-05-2007 16:19 Not sold. Problems aside, Linden Labs made Second Life. It's theirs. I wouldn't necessarily trust anyone else to keep it as is for me. I have confidence that in time they will fix many of the problems we are facing, so all in all... No, not sold for me. _____________________
Object Pascale moshi moshi Join date: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 648	06-05-2007 16:22 Yes, provided Google is the buyer. We might actually get a search facility that doesn't feel like it was built by a ten year old using Visual Basic for Windows 3.1.
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	06-05-2007 16:27 this isn't a discussion for this forum. I'm sorry. locks _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey

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