07.08.08
Online Scrabble goes legit… sort of
Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday that this month it will release a Scrabble application, a Web program that Facebook members can plug into their profile pages.
Just one little problem…
One key limitation is that EA’s Facebook game will be available only to U.S. and Canadian users, as determined by the numeric Internet address of their computers.
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The split in rights means that Facebook users in, say, San Francisco won’t be able to play the authorized version with friends in London, so they might still turn to the unauthorized Scrabulous.Hasbro officials played down the restrictions, however, saying players tend to reside in the same country, given the world’s linguistic differences.
My word! Online Scrabble goes legit - CNN.com
That’s right… nobody speaks English outside of the US and Canada… especially not people in England!
(Note to Hasbro: they spell “color” with a ‘u’ in Canada too.)
