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by j_s
4574 days ago
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Break the rules, don't get the money. Surprise!!?? After reading the entire email thread, I think Prezi comes out better off than the OP: Actually we're continuously thinking on your case and struggling on the right move. On one hand, your finding was very useful for us, and we learnt a lesson from it. On the other hand, intra.prezi.com is out of scope, and by using the credentials to log in you violated the terms and conditions of our bounty program. ... In the past we turned down the bounty request of people finding issues in out-of-scope services. We had a lot internal discussions about your request: if we were about to pay, we couldn't justify our out-of-scope decisions for anyone else. |
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What, are we in kindergarten? Does Prezi not have managers entrusted with taking decisions? They can run their bounty program however they want.
That they choose to run it in this fashion sends several messages in addition to the obvious, "we are obnoxious miserly prats". While hackers in white hats might be hearing "concentrate your efforts elsewhere", those in black hear exactly the opposite message. Many people who might previously have admired Prezi for their innovation and paid them money for their services, have now heard a reason to find other means to create presentations. Potential acquirers and potential hires have heard that this company's management finds running a bounty program challenging.
EDIT: Maybe I'm being too harsh. Apparently this is a largely Hungarian company; it's possible there are cultural misunderstandings in play. From a (perhaps cliched?) American perspective, however, following the rules is less important than accomplishing the goals of the program.