I guess. In this particular case it was intended as a genuine gift by an exec in a (non tech) company so they just didn't understand. Plus since its an SD adapter + SD card I still got at least a SD card out of it.
I see. I expressed myself in a very absolute way, which I realize might not be the best way of communicating.
Of course there should be a room for caution and thought. Maybe this exec and his company really weren't aware of the implications of what they were doing. Nevertheless, there needs to be back pressure. In this case giving feedback may be enough - I'm in favour of being as nice to people by default - but in others such methods should be denounced.
No worries - didn't come across wrong. Personally I was a little miffed about scoring a snazzy SD USB adapter...that turned out to be "crippled"...but hey...gift.
>Nevertheless, there needs to be back pressure.
Thats tricky - firstly I can't jeopardize a big contract by complaining about a trivial gift (!). Secondly the company in question is "truly" innocent / oblivious here. They get a marketing catalog and pick 100 of item X. Not sure how one would reach such a marketing company - but they are the culprits here.
> Thats tricky - firstly I can't jeopardize a big contract by complaining about a trivial gift (!). Secondly the company in question is "truly" innocent / oblivious here. They get a marketing catalog and pick 100 of item X. Not sure how one would reach such a marketing company - but they are the culprits here.
I understand. It would be awesome if the word reached that company that the item they picked from catalog is both evil and moderately annoying to users. They actually might take it into account (people often do care if they know; I've personally made a SEO spammer lose business like that). But it's completely understandable you might not be in position to deliver such a message. On the other hand yes, that marketing company should be one to get the blame.
