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		matwood on Dec 13, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jon Stewart skewers Freemium iOS Games [video] The real issue with freemium is that I've yet to see a single example that's actually a game, as opposed to one armed bandits masquerading as games. I consider those games to be a type of psychological malware that spreads through social obligations. http://www.thepensiveprogrammer.com/2010/05/are-social-oblig...

danssig on Dec 13, 2011 [–]

Ack, accidental downvote. Sorry about that, I'd take it back if I could.

stavros on Dec 13, 2011 | [–]

Don't worry, I upvoted it to offset your downvote.

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