Order of the Butterfly
Posts: 480 from 2008/8/10
Quote:Jim wrote:
Quote:KennyR wrote:
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takemehomegrandma wrote:
It's mind-boggling that there actually still are people who don't see Ben Hermans for what he really is.
An interesting case for psychology researchers?
The word that's been doing the rounds, apparently from "high up figures" is
psychopath. Which was what I labeled him as more than 14 years ago.
Not the axe-wielding violent Norman Bates stereotype, you understand. There are hard-nosed businessmen in the world who can turn a deal at another's expense by bending the rules a bit and savour the victory, but to cynically exploit people who are actively trying to
help you, takes a complete lack of shame, empathy or understanding of right and wrong that strays into the territory of a psychopath...
The term you are looking for is sociopath, not psychopath.
Just to be clear again. My point in posting was to point out a discernable difference between what Hyperion is telling people (supporters perhaps) vs what the show notes are illustrating:
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Hyperion Entertainment is perplexed by the recent litigious attitude of Cloanto
Sourcevs what those Amiga32 show notes and the Manomio story clearly illustrate as perceived abuse of IP barely after the ink was dry on the Amiga Inc. vs Hyperion VOF settlement.
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