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by jdfreefly 5257 days ago
If they don't like Zynga re-implementing their idea, they should keep adding features and innovating so their game is better.

You can't be against the patent game the big guys play but for protection against this kind of behavior.

edit to add: If I worked on the blatant copy, I wouldn't exactly be proud of that work.

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They don't need to be proud of their products, they just need to make money to please their shareholders.

They are a publicly traded company now.

Added: So, sadly they do this kind of repulsive things. "PR will handle the rest somehow." they must think. =/ Well, let's hope that costs them a lot.

You can't be against the patent game the big guys play but for protection against this kind of behavior.

Clearly you have no idea what concerns many people here about patents, otherwise you wouldn't be making a comparison like that.

Care to elaborate?