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		By: Kevin Revie		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-258107</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Revie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 21:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am a Windows 8.1 developer and Microsoft does not treat us well.  I developed about 10 games which I released through the Windows App Store.  One day Microsoft sent me a DMCA Copyright complaint from Nintendo for one of my games. My game was similar to one of Nintendo&#039;s so I didn&#039;t try to fight the complaint.  As time went on, I kept getting new DMCA complaints from Nintendo.  I received about 20 so far.  Even games I specifically make to not upset Nintendo get complaints.  I tried fighting the complaints, but Microsoft doesn&#039;t care.  Once they get a complaint, your game is gone.  It doesn&#039;t matter if the complaint is valid or not.  Here is exactly what Microsoft told me when I told them my game did not at all infringes on any copyright and I sent them a DMCA counter notice:

&quot;We have had the opportunity to review your counter notice.  The validity of the claim is not for Microsoft to determine and therefore, we cannot accept your counter notice.&quot;

My account is now locked out.  I asked Microsoft why they locked me out of my developer account and they told me they will let me know in 5 to 8 days.  There is a reason why Microsoft has a bad reputation with developers.  Even if they let me back into my account, I don&#039;t think I want to make games for them any more.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a Windows 8.1 developer and Microsoft does not treat us well.  I developed about 10 games which I released through the Windows App Store.  One day Microsoft sent me a DMCA Copyright complaint from Nintendo for one of my games. My game was similar to one of Nintendo&#8217;s so I didn&#8217;t try to fight the complaint.  As time went on, I kept getting new DMCA complaints from Nintendo.  I received about 20 so far.  Even games I specifically make to not upset Nintendo get complaints.  I tried fighting the complaints, but Microsoft doesn&#8217;t care.  Once they get a complaint, your game is gone.  It doesn&#8217;t matter if the complaint is valid or not.  Here is exactly what Microsoft told me when I told them my game did not at all infringes on any copyright and I sent them a DMCA counter notice:</p>
<p>&#8220;We have had the opportunity to review your counter notice.  The validity of the claim is not for Microsoft to determine and therefore, we cannot accept your counter notice.&#8221;</p>
<p>My account is now locked out.  I asked Microsoft why they locked me out of my developer account and they told me they will let me know in 5 to 8 days.  There is a reason why Microsoft has a bad reputation with developers.  Even if they let me back into my account, I don&#8217;t think I want to make games for them any more.</p>
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		By: standard		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-209008</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[standard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-209006&quot;&gt;Vincenzo Greco&lt;/a&gt;.

Many things to cover with you then.

1.You&#039;ve played neither.
2.You&#039;ve assumed he deems his own games must plays.

3.You seem to think he will work with MS again.
4.You think he wants something personally, when all he wants is to alert other indie devs to beware.
5.I point your last sentence right back at you.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-209006">Vincenzo Greco</a>.</p>
<p>Many things to cover with you then.</p>
<p>1.You&#8217;ve played neither.<br />
2.You&#8217;ve assumed he deems his own games must plays.</p>
<p>3.You seem to think he will work with MS again.<br />
4.You think he wants something personally, when all he wants is to alert other indie devs to beware.<br />
5.I point your last sentence right back at you.</p>
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		By: Vincenzo Greco		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-209006</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vincenzo Greco]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208846&quot;&gt;standard&lt;/a&gt;.

i seen braid and i read about the witness...
both nothig of special for a person that talk like if everyone cant live without his games...

if he dont like ms just dont go with them..but istead he talk talk ...OH GOSH how much he talk and then...he will release the witness on xbox one too..

he seem like a baby that beat his feet on the ground coz is wanting something...

jonathan..pls stop it u been seriously boring]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208846">standard</a>.</p>
<p>i seen braid and i read about the witness&#8230;<br />
both nothig of special for a person that talk like if everyone cant live without his games&#8230;</p>
<p>if he dont like ms just dont go with them..but istead he talk talk &#8230;OH GOSH how much he talk and then&#8230;he will release the witness on xbox one too..</p>
<p>he seem like a baby that beat his feet on the ground coz is wanting something&#8230;</p>
<p>jonathan..pls stop it u been seriously boring</p>
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		By: guest		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208986</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[guest]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208844&quot;&gt;p3ngwin&lt;/a&gt;.

The point is people are getting sick of hearing these two constantly moaning.  They aren&#039;t doing themselves any favours keeping this up. Why are you intent on defending them on so many posts here?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208844">p3ngwin</a>.</p>
<p>The point is people are getting sick of hearing these two constantly moaning.  They aren&#8217;t doing themselves any favours keeping this up. Why are you intent on defending them on so many posts here?</p>
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		By: Cinnamon267		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208945</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cinnamon267]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208944&quot;&gt;Eagles83&lt;/a&gt;.

A bit arrogant to think they care about what you say in a comment section. They already know what people say. They don&#039;t have to research anything.

They know how whiny people are in comment sections are. Gamers are the whiniest group on the planet.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208944">Eagles83</a>.</p>
<p>A bit arrogant to think they care about what you say in a comment section. They already know what people say. They don&#8217;t have to research anything.</p>
<p>They know how whiny people are in comment sections are. Gamers are the whiniest group on the planet.</p>
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		By: Eagles83		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208944</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eagles83]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208897&quot;&gt;Cinnamon267&lt;/a&gt;.

My hope is that some of these egotistical indie devs like Phil Fish actually research themselves online and find articles like this.  Maybe......just maybe they read the comments and see that many people are tired of hearing about their whining.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208897">Cinnamon267</a>.</p>
<p>My hope is that some of these egotistical indie devs like Phil Fish actually research themselves online and find articles like this.  Maybe&#8230;&#8230;just maybe they read the comments and see that many people are tired of hearing about their whining.</p>
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		By: Eagles83		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208943</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eagles83]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208844&quot;&gt;p3ngwin&lt;/a&gt;.

No I&#039;m not saying he should quit his job.  There are other or &quot;greener&quot; pastures if you will on PC or now the PS4.  Just develop on those and shut up about Microsoft.  I don&#039;t mind him complaining but he has been ranting like crazy for well over a year at this point.  Enough is enough.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208844">p3ngwin</a>.</p>
<p>No I&#8217;m not saying he should quit his job.  There are other or &#8220;greener&#8221; pastures if you will on PC or now the PS4.  Just develop on those and shut up about Microsoft.  I don&#8217;t mind him complaining but he has been ranting like crazy for well over a year at this point.  Enough is enough.</p>
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		By: Mike E. Delta		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208936</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike E. Delta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208929&quot;&gt;Mike E. Delta&lt;/a&gt;.

*Why is it hard to forgive others? Usually because we believe that they are 90% to blame for the problem, that &#039;I am not as bad as they are.&#039; So we start to carry the load of other people&#039;s actions. If our ego is too hurt, we will have the sense of correction, of justice: &#039;I know I am right&#039;, &#039;That is not fair&#039;. But if we start to forgive from the heart, sincerely, we remain humble and this forgiveness will bring us closer to others. Then we do not carry regrets or anger, we just let go and remain light. 
(Some inspiration I received this morning)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208929">Mike E. Delta</a>.</p>
<p>*Why is it hard to forgive others? Usually because we believe that they are 90% to blame for the problem, that &#8216;I am not as bad as they are.&#8217; So we start to carry the load of other people&#8217;s actions. If our ego is too hurt, we will have the sense of correction, of justice: &#8216;I know I am right&#8217;, &#8216;That is not fair&#8217;. But if we start to forgive from the heart, sincerely, we remain humble and this forgiveness will bring us closer to others. Then we do not carry regrets or anger, we just let go and remain light.<br />
(Some inspiration I received this morning)</p>
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		By: Mike E. Delta		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208933</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike E. Delta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208903&quot;&gt;You are flat out wrong&lt;/a&gt;.

You really think there are so few people on twitter...now who can&#039;t do maths?! lol =]~)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208903">You are flat out wrong</a>.</p>
<p>You really think there are so few people on twitter&#8230;now who can&#8217;t do maths?! lol =]~)</p>
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		By: Mike E. Delta		</title>
		<link>https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208932</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike E. Delta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208847&quot;&gt;You are flat out wrong&lt;/a&gt;.

Honestly, what do you gain at the end of the day by being rude? Can&#039;t we all just play nice... =[]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/jonathan-blow-microsoft-have-a-cultural-habit-of-treating-small-developers-like-st#comment-208847">You are flat out wrong</a>.</p>
<p>Honestly, what do you gain at the end of the day by being rude? Can&#8217;t we all just play nice&#8230; =[</p>
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