I'm not sure if a "congratulations" or a "our condolences" are in order here. The Consumerist ran a lengthy bracket poll of the "worst companies in America" over the past month and EA was voted to be the overall worst of the worst.
So what did EA have to say about "winning" this "prestigious" honor? Well, they shrugged it off like it was nothing, of course.
Even if it's just some "stupid poll" on a website in which irate fans are the ones voting, it really isn't something that any company should just shrug off. I think the fact that they were even on the list in the first place goes to show that there is at least some validity to all of the complaints.
After more than 250,000 votes, Consumerist readers ultimately decided that the type of greed exhibited by EA, which is supposed to be making the world a more fun place, is worse than Bank of America's avarice, which some would argue is the entire point of operating a bank.
To those who might sneer at something as "non-essential" as a video game company winning the Worst Company In America vote: It's that exact kind of attitude that allows people to ignore the complaints as companies like EA to nickel and dime consumers to death.
To those who might sneer at something as "non-essential" as a video game company winning the Worst Company In America vote: It's that exact kind of attitude that allows people to ignore the complaints as companies like EA to nickel and dime consumers to death.
So what did EA have to say about "winning" this "prestigious" honor? Well, they shrugged it off like it was nothing, of course.
"We're sure that bank presidents, oil, tobacco and weapons companies are all relieved they weren't on the list this year," John Reseburg, EA's senior director of corporate communications, wrote in reply to Vox Games. "We're going to continue making award-winning games and services played by more than 300 million people worldwide."
Reseburg went on to point to a number of recent stories about the company that he says are an indicator of "our connection with consumers in more meaningful ways."
Reseburg went on to point to a number of recent stories about the company that he says are an indicator of "our connection with consumers in more meaningful ways."
Even if it's just some "stupid poll" on a website in which irate fans are the ones voting, it really isn't something that any company should just shrug off. I think the fact that they were even on the list in the first place goes to show that there is at least some validity to all of the complaints.
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