Whoa! Let's not go and freak out too much guys. It is Sunday after all, and most of the Creative crew has gone home early. I for one have had a great experience with the old Sound Blaster cards that I have used in the past, and although these happenings are unfortunate, do we really want to smash a company name like some uncontrolled mob? Do we not really love Creative despite some faults in drivers and customer service? After all, you're reading this because you are concerned, otherwise you would have no interest in this forum at all. No, I am not just some Creative freak who supports everything that they do or make, but I do appreciate their products. I too have signed the petition located at http://www.petitiononline.com/crtvlabs/petition.html . I say however that we DEMAND a response from the management and a detailed reasoning of WHY certain features of these wonderful devices do not function properly, and why they have not been updated or supported. It is unfortunate to have such helpful software removed, but we must be civil and organized about this. Do you really want to bring down a company that you depend on? A company that YOU supported by buying their hardware?
Why not help them come to a solution?
I for one vote that if Creative is having trouble finding a way to help it's customers with working drivers that they analyze the possibility of offering Daniel a job, as he obviously has developed a way to help fellow users. Let's not destroy a company that have enjoyed for so long. I believe that we should work with them and request information about how we can help develop better software. I do hope that Creative will recognize that many of its customers are extremely upset now that they have lacking functionality, and I for one will support distribution (for the time being) of the Daniel_K drivers until solid evidence of his wrongdoing has been shown to me.
IF he was using them for profit, I can understand Creative's stance immediately, as I would not want any of my work or ideas sold by someone else for profit. If the donations were purely to fund the drivers, then I support Daniel.
Also, do NOT kill the messenger. He has done nothing wrong, only what he has been told to do.
In the end, I support both Creative AND Daniel
I believe that Creative Labs owes it's customers a complete and very detailed explanation for everything happening with this current situation, and I invite management to post a response on this thread.
I also think it would be an excelent idea for a Moderator from Creative to post its current EULA.
Message Edited by Zeratul256 on 03-30-2008 11:09 PM
