No doubt. I even made up a little rhyming slogan to that "E.A. SPORTS. IT'S IN THE GAME" bit when I was younger. ("E.A. SUCKS. THEY'RE FRICKIN LAME", if you were curious). Still I feel like since I don't buy their products, I don't have a dog in that fight. They just make malicious or slipshod decisions sometimes and it's ok because it has nothing to do with me.
The same can't be said for companies whose actions literally end or ruin large numbers of lives. It's harder to shrug off big banks taking in billions while ruining the working class as a whole and then somehow also making them pay for the damage; I can't just say "I didn't buy a house", because I still feel for the people who did. Let's not even talk about prison companies and military contract companies. Talk about evil...
I knew about this reply but I couldn't really disprove the original post. I'm glad I'm not the only who thinks the post is fake, especially since I couldn't find mention of the fake post anywhere else on the internet.
You're right. Their PR department would never let such a brutally honest response be published.
But surprisingly enough, they issued a statement very similar to the original post the last time they won the title.
"We're sure that British Petroleum, AIG, Philip Morris, and Halliburton are all relieved they weren't nominated this year. We're going to continue making award-winning games and services played by more than 300 million people worldwide."
How did FedEx win their first round? They're one of my favorite companies -- at least, Express; FedEx Ground is Roadway is pretty bad. UPS isn't horrible, either.
I agree. I work with Fedex a lot and have never had any issues with them. Their customer service is decent, they deliver stuff pretty well, and their tracking is also excellent.
That being said, Fedex Freight leaves something to be desired. But even they are pretty good.
I think it's the nature of their business; if everything goes well, you're moderately pleased. If anything goes wrong, you are furious. Combine that with various difficult problems (efficient routing, relying on external parties, etc), and you have a difficult job.
Fake or not I agree with EA. And since I don't see Verizon on this list, the whole thing is bullshit anyway. Not to mention health insurance companies. You want to talk about legal murder?
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 29.9 ms ] threadThe same can't be said for companies whose actions literally end or ruin large numbers of lives. It's harder to shrug off big banks taking in billions while ruining the working class as a whole and then somehow also making them pay for the damage; I can't just say "I didn't buy a house", because I still feel for the people who did. Let's not even talk about prison companies and military contract companies. Talk about evil...
http://www.ea.com/news/we-can-do-better
But surprisingly enough, they issued a statement very similar to the original post the last time they won the title.
"We're sure that British Petroleum, AIG, Philip Morris, and Halliburton are all relieved they weren't nominated this year. We're going to continue making award-winning games and services played by more than 300 million people worldwide."
Source - Kotaku : http://kotaku.com/5899092/worst-company-in-america-ea-says-b...
That being said, Fedex Freight leaves something to be desired. But even they are pretty good.