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OK, there have been lots of inane karaoke threads lately, so, here's another one. :sqlaugh:
Let's do a semi-serious analysis...
SC is suing anybody that runs a computer show. They're casting a wide net and those guilty and innocent are being caught in it. Guilty or innocent if one of the the SC storm troopers catches you, you're on the law suit list.
OK, this has pissed many legitimate computer hosts off and they are boycotting SC. So, SC ain't gonna catch them.
But now SC has gotten some of the other boyz in da hood involved and they may be going this route. This will get many legitimate computer hosts pissed at them too and the boycott gets bigger.
Soon, you have computer hosts boycotting most of the vendors and lots of their stuff becomes shelfware in the stores.
And, since it is more convenient to be a computer host, eventually, the computer hosts get pissed enough to just walk away. This leaves the Luddites like Joe which he may not have a problem with.
So, in all of this, who will be the last vendor standing?
As a side note, I am walking away from karaoke so I will soon have no cat in this fight; however, just to be the complete **** that I am, I will attend karaoke shows and turn in the names of any computer KJ I see. This has two ends; 1. Inundate the vendors and 2. complete enjoyment on my part; mmmwahhh ha ha. If I walk into a show in my area and the KJ shows a logo, I'm making note, will get the company name, and will turn it over. Also, please note, I am a member of a few private clubs so watch out!
Also, as a side note, should this come to pass as indicated above, that is, the majority of the computer shows shut down, what are the other consequences? Well, the disc based shows will be left and, duh, you can still pirate the discs. So, what has all that gotten the vendors me buckoo? Nada! Just a different pirate, that's all. So, the pirate buys a disc replicator for a few hundred, so what? There will still be people that will see this as an easy way to make money, they'll buy the karaoke players and the replicated discs and things will still be the same. It is human nature to want to make money the easy way.
So, what's my advice to the karaoke hosts? Well, I could tell ya to go out and get a real job but, having done the hosting thing I know it is a hell of a lot of work. So, just roll with the punches. It will either get better or karaoke will die. I don't think the world will really care either way.
If karaoke dies, only the singers lose.
Let's do a semi-serious analysis...
SC is suing anybody that runs a computer show. They're casting a wide net and those guilty and innocent are being caught in it. Guilty or innocent if one of the the SC storm troopers catches you, you're on the law suit list.
OK, this has pissed many legitimate computer hosts off and they are boycotting SC. So, SC ain't gonna catch them.
But now SC has gotten some of the other boyz in da hood involved and they may be going this route. This will get many legitimate computer hosts pissed at them too and the boycott gets bigger.
Soon, you have computer hosts boycotting most of the vendors and lots of their stuff becomes shelfware in the stores.
And, since it is more convenient to be a computer host, eventually, the computer hosts get pissed enough to just walk away. This leaves the Luddites like Joe which he may not have a problem with.
So, in all of this, who will be the last vendor standing?
As a side note, I am walking away from karaoke so I will soon have no cat in this fight; however, just to be the complete **** that I am, I will attend karaoke shows and turn in the names of any computer KJ I see. This has two ends; 1. Inundate the vendors and 2. complete enjoyment on my part; mmmwahhh ha ha. If I walk into a show in my area and the KJ shows a logo, I'm making note, will get the company name, and will turn it over. Also, please note, I am a member of a few private clubs so watch out!
Also, as a side note, should this come to pass as indicated above, that is, the majority of the computer shows shut down, what are the other consequences? Well, the disc based shows will be left and, duh, you can still pirate the discs. So, what has all that gotten the vendors me buckoo? Nada! Just a different pirate, that's all. So, the pirate buys a disc replicator for a few hundred, so what? There will still be people that will see this as an easy way to make money, they'll buy the karaoke players and the replicated discs and things will still be the same. It is human nature to want to make money the easy way.
So, what's my advice to the karaoke hosts? Well, I could tell ya to go out and get a real job but, having done the hosting thing I know it is a hell of a lot of work. So, just roll with the punches. It will either get better or karaoke will die. I don't think the world will really care either way.
If karaoke dies, only the singers lose.