Comments on: Scrabulous Taken Down Worldwide By Facebook (Except In India) http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:37:45 -0800 hourly 1 By: Scrabulous’ New Identity = Lexulous | Brian Dusablon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2521880 Scrabulous’ New Identity = Lexulous | Brian Dusablon Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:02:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2521880 [...] was shut down several months ago. That was a shame, mostly because that name was so much better than the one they [...] [...] was shut down several months ago. That was a shame, mostly because that name was so much better than the one they [...]

]]> By: Cookies4You http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2484220 Cookies4You Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:43:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2484220 Oh Myyyyyy.... So sad ! i spent many enjoyable nights playing on Scrabulous... To say that I will miss it is an understateent. Guess I will have to resort to the CD game.. sad but true, poor substitute. I miss the interface with other players. It was always nice to be welcomed to whatever room you considered home. sniff sniff !! Oh Myyyyyy…. So sad ! i spent many enjoyable nights playing on Scrabulous… To say that I will miss it is an understateent. Guess I will have to resort to the CD game.. sad but true, poor substitute. I miss the interface with other players. It was always nice to be welcomed to whatever room you considered home. sniff sniff !!

]]> By: wheresmyscrabblefix http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2483875 wheresmyscrabblefix Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:01:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2483875 WTF? I was that close to buying a hasbro board, but now, I'm going to make my own. It'll be ghetto, but at least it wasn't made my prisoners in China. WTF?
I was that close to buying a hasbro board, but now, I’m going to make my own. It’ll be ghetto, but at least it wasn’t made my prisoners in China.

]]> By: Geoff Gregory http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2483728 Geoff Gregory Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:47:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2483728 Well I was one of the many people who played Scrabulous on a daily basis. When the 'crunch' came and Hasbro flexed it's muscles the game we had become to love , was gone. RIP. But guess what Miracles do happen, it was revived and now we have Email Scrabulous. God does work in mysterious ways. The 'Scrabble' game that Electronic Arts has put up on Facebook for and behalf of Hasbro, looks as though it has been created by a 10 year old, a very poor substitute for the suppossed real thing. Hasbro, take it down and pay the Indians 'millions' and put the proper version back. It is purely sour grapes on your part, if you (Hasbro ) had designed Scrabulous you would be flying the preverbial flag. Just admit it you were pissed off cos the Indians took a game and improved it and you were not getting the credit. Well I was one of the many people who played Scrabulous on a daily basis.
When the ‘crunch’ came and Hasbro flexed it’s muscles the game we had become to love , was gone. RIP.
But guess what Miracles do happen, it was revived and now we have Email Scrabulous. God does work in mysterious ways.
The ‘Scrabble’ game that Electronic Arts has put up on Facebook for and behalf of Hasbro, looks as though it has been created by a 10 year old, a very poor substitute for the suppossed real thing. Hasbro, take it down and pay the Indians ‘millions’ and put the proper version back. It is purely sour grapes on your part, if you (Hasbro ) had designed Scrabulous you would be flying the preverbial flag. Just admit it you were pissed off cos the Indians took a game and improved it and you were not getting the credit.

]]> By: Trademark Fight: Intel Is Worried You Might Think It Is A Chinese Travel Agency | RateJamaica http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2482943 Trademark Fight: Intel Is Worried You Might Think It Is A Chinese Travel Agency | RateJamaica Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:17:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2482943 [...] are frivolous ones. This appears to be the latter. We are not talking about a situation like with Scrabulous borrowing whole hog from Scrabble. This is about two syllables that overlap. The complaint, which we’ve obtained, is embedded [...] [...] are frivolous ones. This appears to be the latter. We are not talking about a situation like with Scrabulous borrowing whole hog from Scrabble. This is about two syllables that overlap. The complaint, which we’ve obtained, is embedded [...]

]]> By: The Scripts Zone » Trademark Fight: Intel Is Worried You Might Think It Is A Chinese Travel Agency http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2481044 The Scripts Zone » Trademark Fight: Intel Is Worried You Might Think It Is A Chinese Travel Agency Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:08:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2481044 [...] are frivolous ones. This appears to be the latter. We are not talking about a situation like with Scrabulous borrowing whole hog from Scrabble. This is about two syllables that overlap. The complaint, which we’ve obtained, is embedded [...] [...] are frivolous ones. This appears to be the latter. We are not talking about a situation like with Scrabulous borrowing whole hog from Scrabble. This is about two syllables that overlap. The complaint, which we’ve obtained, is embedded [...]

]]> By: Trademark Fight: Intel Is Worried You Might Think It Is A Chinese Travel Agency : VCsAndAngels - Venture Capital / VCs, Angel Investors, Startup News, Etc http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2480888 Trademark Fight: Intel Is Worried You Might Think It Is A Chinese Travel Agency : VCsAndAngels - Venture Capital / VCs, Angel Investors, Startup News, Etc Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:36:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2480888 [...] are frivolous ones. This appears to be the latter. We are not talking about a situation like with Scrabulous borrowing whole hog from Scrabble. This is about two syllables that overlap. The complaint, which we’ve obtained, is embedded [...] [...] are frivolous ones. This appears to be the latter. We are not talking about a situation like with Scrabulous borrowing whole hog from Scrabble. This is about two syllables that overlap. The complaint, which we’ve obtained, is embedded [...]

]]> By: Trademark Fight: Intel Is Worried You Might Think It Is A Chinese Travel Agency http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2480876 Trademark Fight: Intel Is Worried You Might Think It Is A Chinese Travel Agency Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:11:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2480876 [...] and teher are frivolous ones. this one is frivolous. We are not talking about a situation like with Scrabulous borrowing whole hog from Scrabble. This is about two syllables that overlap. The complaint, which we’ve obtained, is embedded [...] [...] and teher are frivolous ones. this one is frivolous. We are not talking about a situation like with Scrabulous borrowing whole hog from Scrabble. This is about two syllables that overlap. The complaint, which we’ve obtained, is embedded [...]

]]> By: Game Tycoon»Blog Archive » A Scrabulous Postmortem http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2477080 Game Tycoon»Blog Archive » A Scrabulous Postmortem Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:58:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2477080 [...] before Scrabulous was terminated, it had 500k active users a day according to TechCrunch. (I’ve seen other articles citing up to 700k daily actives at one point or another, but it [...] [...] before Scrabulous was terminated, it had 500k active users a day according to TechCrunch. (I’ve seen other articles citing up to 700k daily actives at one point or another, but it [...]

]]> By: Geekadelphia Rants: Top 5 Reasons Why New Facebook is Better http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2475093 Geekadelphia Rants: Top 5 Reasons Why New Facebook is Better Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:54:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2475093 [...] but hey, one less application on Facebook is never a bad thing (unless we’re talking about Scrabulous, RIP). While Big Picture still exists, the people at Facebook got… well, the picture, and decided [...] [...] but hey, one less application on Facebook is never a bad thing (unless we’re talking about Scrabulous, RIP). While Big Picture still exists, the people at Facebook got… well, the picture, and decided [...]

]]> By: Forget Scrables, Let’s Playfish! « Social Media Elevation http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2451468 Forget Scrables, Let’s Playfish! « Social Media Elevation Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:42:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2451468 [...] I’ve been playing Playfish on Facebook all afternoon, the new social gaming success since Scrabulous got forcefully scrapped off and replaced with architypal reject, the Scrables. Ranked as one of the top 10 gaming apps on [...] [...] I’ve been playing Playfish on Facebook all afternoon, the new social gaming success since Scrabulous got forcefully scrapped off and replaced with architypal reject, the Scrables. Ranked as one of the top 10 gaming apps on [...]

]]> By: Android Marketplace vs. iPhone App Store | Android Phone Fans http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2448975 Android Marketplace vs. iPhone App Store | Android Phone Fans Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:47:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2448975 [...] removed its “Tetris Clone” from the Application Store. Sounds like how Facebook removed Scrabulous app from Facebook, does it not? And oh yeah, Apple also removed a violent COMIC from the iPhone App [...] [...] removed its “Tetris Clone” from the Application Store. Sounds like how Facebook removed Scrabulous app from Facebook, does it not? And oh yeah, Apple also removed a violent COMIC from the iPhone App [...]

]]> By: Fran http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2447700 Fran Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:45:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2447700 No more fabulous scrabulous! I'm so bleak. And the version that Mattel have launched is horridly flawed, chunky and slow. A poor substitute. No more fabulous scrabulous! I’m so bleak. And the version that Mattel have launched is horridly flawed, chunky and slow. A poor substitute.

]]> By: Jon Kepler http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2447480 Jon Kepler Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:50:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2447480 I know I'm pretty late to the discussion, but why didn't the developers take steps to make Scrabulous more like Wordscraper BEFORE the official version of Scrabble came out? It seems like they saw the truck coming, and just decided not to get out of the way. I know I’m pretty late to the discussion, but why didn’t the developers take steps to make Scrabulous more like Wordscraper BEFORE the official version of Scrabble came out? It seems like they saw the truck coming, and just decided not to get out of the way.

]]> By: Gus http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2447378 Gus Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:01:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2447378 same here! same here!

]]> By: August 26, 2008 | next media update http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2447206 August 26, 2008 | next media update Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:49:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2447206 [...] Scrabulous Taken Down Worldwide By Facebook TECHCRUNCH In July, after Hasbro and Electronic Arts launched the official version of Scrabble on Facebook, they asked Facebook to take down Scrabulous, the competing app that started it all (and borrowed heavily from the trademarked game). Facebook complied, but left Scrabulous up in other parts of the world, where the international rights belong to Mattel. Now, in response to a request from Mattel, Facebook has taken down the game worldwide, reports the San Jose Mercury News . Source>  [...] [...] Scrabulous Taken Down Worldwide By Facebook TECHCRUNCH In July, after Hasbro and Electronic Arts launched the official version of Scrabble on Facebook, they asked Facebook to take down Scrabulous, the competing app that started it all (and borrowed heavily from the trademarked game). Facebook complied, but left Scrabulous up in other parts of the world, where the international rights belong to Mattel. Now, in response to a request from Mattel, Facebook has taken down the game worldwide, reports the San Jose Mercury News . Source>  [...]

]]> By: Matty http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2447158 Matty Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:19:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2447158 It was a terrible experience having Scrabulous. My friend messaged me first to tell me Scrabulous had been taken away - and yes mid game! I had the Scrabulous app page bookmarked and it was my normal entry point into facebook. The generic "this application message has been restricted" wasn't very helpful. My friend and I agreed to install the official scrabble app but the default result was for the US version - not the worldwide version. So we're finally there. To be honest I don't like the official scrabble interface, it feels a lot slower and those damn sounds keep turning themselves on! I think facebook should have had more communication about this, at least giving 48 hours notice to players, and on the "application restricted" page a note explaining what has happened, and a link to the correct official scrabble app, wordscraper and scrabble.com At least this would make it easier for players to continue playing games rather than leaving them in the lurch. It was a terrible experience having Scrabulous. My friend messaged me first to tell me Scrabulous had been taken away – and yes mid game!

I had the Scrabulous app page bookmarked and it was my normal entry point into facebook. The generic “this application message has been restricted” wasn’t very helpful.

My friend and I agreed to install the official scrabble app but the default result was for the US version – not the worldwide version.

So we’re finally there. To be honest I don’t like the official scrabble interface, it feels a lot slower and those damn sounds keep turning themselves on!

I think facebook should have had more communication about this, at least giving 48 hours notice to players, and on the “application restricted” page a note explaining what has happened, and a link to the correct official scrabble app, wordscraper and scrabble.com

At least this would make it easier for players to continue playing games rather than leaving them in the lurch.

]]> By: Scrabulous Facebook Takedown.. Breakdown « Trends in Social Media and Other Ramblings http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2446981 Scrabulous Facebook Takedown.. Breakdown « Trends in Social Media and Other Ramblings Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:31:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2446981 [...] just read on TechCrunch that Facebook has removed access to the Scrabulous application from all countries except from India [...] [...] just read on TechCrunch that Facebook has removed access to the Scrabulous application from all countries except from India [...]

]]> By: Andrew of Mixergy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2446950 Andrew of Mixergy Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:10:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2446950 I did an email interview with one of the co-founders. Nice guy. I'm really rooting for them: http://blog.mixergy.com/scrabulous-jayant-agarwalla/ I did an email interview with one of the co-founders. Nice guy. I’m really rooting for them:
http://blog.mix...yant-agarwalla/

]]> By: Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should • DygiScape http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2446943 Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should • DygiScape Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2446943 [...] after much legal pressure, Facebook cut off access for North American users to access Scrabulous. It’s still operating fine in India — for now. Scrabble and Scrabulous on Google [...] [...] after much legal pressure, Facebook cut off access for North American users to access Scrabulous. It’s still operating fine in India — for now. Scrabble and Scrabulous on Google [...]

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2446885 Tom Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:27:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2446885 I have to laugh at all sides in this predicament. I have lost respect for all of them. I have to laugh at all sides in this predicament. I have lost respect for all of them.

]]> By: Indus Khaitan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2446872 Indus Khaitan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:23:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2446872 You know what happened one day? There were 8 people playing Scrabble instead of 4. Hasbro came and took their board away saying that it violates the terms of the game. (It did, it says 2-4 players!) That's my morning cuppa :) You know what happened one day? There were 8 people playing Scrabble instead of 4. Hasbro came and took their board away saying that it violates the terms of the game. (It did, it says 2-4 players!)

That’s my morning cuppa :)

]]> By: Blondie Writes http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2446812 Blondie Writes Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:32:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2446812 The thing about them taking it down is that no one knew until they went in to play there games. I played every day. One day I was playing a game and half way into the game everything when blank. The thing about them taking it down is that no one knew until they went in to play there games. I played every day. One day I was playing a game and half way into the game everything when blank.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2446809 Patrick Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:28:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2446809 That's such a life altering, world changing, important thing to know. I'm stocking up on bottled water now. That’s such a life altering, world changing, important thing to know. I’m stocking up on bottled water now.

]]> By: Tony http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/scrabulous-taken-down-worldwide-by-facebook-except-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2446801 Tony Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:24:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21431#comment-2446801 Well, I just signed up for facebook, and I think I'll stick with wordscraper, just on principle. Well, I just signed up for facebook, and I think I’ll stick with wordscraper, just on principle.

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