It's a sad world because too few people care about how things affect other people (specially when they have no reason to see the issue). It's way easier to just see what you want to see, and let life go on as if everything is ok.

That's VERY evident in these threads. Just because some people see things differently, other people feel the need to demean them by throwing insults, stupid jokes and whatever else they can come up with.

If everyone here had perhaps heard the phrase "looking a gift horse in the mouth" ..... AND actually comprehended its meaning..... none of this crap would be here on this thread.

I think this thread has more in common with the other end of the horse.

Hey, but what about that prize.  Man, that would make my millenium, and all I have to do is be the millionth (old or new) customer to buy a piece of software through Impulse.  What a great thing for Stardock to do for the community.

If anyone feels the need to assasinate anymore characters, then please just attack mine and get this over with.

Sorry you think so Mick.  Every give-away contest out in the great big world is usually only for one big winner.  We would all like to win something so nice, but why don't we just be happy for the winner.

Is it old or new? If it is , I apologize for anything I said.

With that spec, it's definetely not old... It *could* be used, which I doubt, but I don't see how that would make anyone less happy with it.

I for one will congratulate the person who wins, and I hope the winner is announced, just in case it is one of the ...mmm....complainers about this give away by Stardock. ...just my 2 cents worth...

Not so.  Everyone in the "community" is not necessarily a customer.

Me too,great pizza!!!

( My comments were meant as a joke,sorry you didn't "get it")

I'd just like to say that this thread is therapeutic.  I never have to worry about falling apart and killing myself.  No matter how pathetic I feel, I'll always have this to think back on and see how far I have to fall before I hit bottom.

Seriously, this was almost funny when the whining started, but arguing about the rationality of said whining... wow.

I feel like a shining example of humanity, that and taking a shower.

If there had been an official reply to this, there wouldn't have needed be this much fuss over the whole thing. Instead it has only been flames about how ungrateful people are who even consider seeing this some other way than a perfect act of generosity.

I don't think it *is* this way, but it's easy to get the impression that Stardock were waiting for the "idealists" to bully those who think different to silence.

Here's what I would have wanted to see:

"We made this giveaway to celebrate a great occasion. It was not our intention to make anyone feel left out." and maybe even "we will consider other ways to celebrate occasions like these in the future".

With this, I will drop this topic...

So, will StarDock give a prize to the 1M poster as well? This thread has become a sensation and amazingly has managed to stay within the topic created by the whiners.

Besides, I don't know why all the complaining, I'm gonna win the rig since I know exactly when to make the 1M purchase necessary to win. I can see into the future and I saw myself playing Sins and that new rig. Well, maybe not the future, more like a dream, but it can happen.