SirShreK wrote...
Care to explain, please?
i'll see what I can do.
Volourn wrote
Because a) it's none of your business
This is generally the reason why companies don't tell you everything you want to know about their business. Really, you don't need to know how well the game is doing in ordert o make a buying decision. As you are not affiliated with the companies developing, publishing, manufacturing, distributing, or selling the game, anything you want to know about sales numbers are technically none of your business. Sure, it's always nice to know how well your favourite game (or, in this case, a game you dislike) is doing (or, in this case, not doing), but if no one from a company you're not affiliated with doesn't tell you, you'll have to get the information from other sources.
Similarly, if I wanted to know how much money you make or how much you have in the bank, you aren't likely to tell me, your employer wouldn't reveal that information, and your bank wouldn't either, because it's, quite simply, your financial status, your PIN, your credit card balance, and your investments are none of my damn business. But that's okay, because that information has no effect on what games we make to sell to you.
he deosn't have actual numbers
personally
This one should be pretty self-evident. If Chris doesn't know the actual numbers, he can't very well share them, even if he were able and willing to. Again, as you are not affiliated with our company, let alone his boss, he is not beholden to you, nor is he obligated to acceded to your demands. Not necessarily because he's mean, but as above, it's got nothing to do with you.
I could harangue you for months to tell me the phone number of a certain person in Moose Jaw, but if you don't have the information, there's no way you could give it to me, even if you wanted to, which you probably wouldn't, because I'd just ask you to find out his salary and how much he has in savings for me.
c) he doesn't have permission by his bosses to post numbers
if he has them
This one's pretty important. No matter how much we want to tell you some things, sometimes we simply can't, due to the nature of our work. Most companies, especially in the creative or tech industries, are rather restrictive in what information their employees can reveal. Publicly-traded companies also are rather restrictive in what it can reveal and when. And employees generally are tight-lipped about their work since they've signed contracts limiting what they can say, to whom, and when. So... employeed of publicly-traded entertainment or tech companies would probably be tough nuts to crack, wouldn't they?
I have it on good authority that that guy from Moose Jaw works at your bank and knows your payroll person personally, and they talk about you all the time, so between them, they know exactly what you make and how much you have in the bank, but they're really not allowed to reveal that to anyone who doesn't work at the bank or your office, respectively. Your salary, not to mention your PIN, won't be revealed to me anytime soon.
d) you don't get info demanding it in the manner that you
which is very rdue, condescending, and arrogant.
This is the only one that doesn't apply to you, as I didn't find anything you said rude, condescending, or arrogant. Maybe only ignorant of some of the rules we have to work under or misguided. i hope that helps.
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