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0 pointsfma7y ago0 comments

They didn't profit though... Tickets were refunded and customers got $100 to use in the game.

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Tickets to the event? That’s all well and good, what about the travel to and from?

Niantic isn't a travel booking company... they weren't making money off of that, so why should they be at all liable for those kinds of costs?

I can't think of any situation where that makes sense. If I book a trip to a water park and book an outside hotel, and the water park shuts because of very bad weather, should they reimburse me for my hotel? Of course not! So why should Niantic do so?

Karunamon7y ago

The difference here is that weather is out of the organizer’s control, while this is pure negligence. If you host an event that never could have worked because you failed at really basic logistics like “can people get coverage here”, it makes sense to me that you get to cover travel costs that people wasted getting to your broken event.

johnhenry7y ago

They profited in that it was a publicity event for their product. It's naive to think that they didn't make money off these peoples' plight in some way.

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Karunamon7y ago

Tickets to the event? That’s all well and good, what about the travel to and from?

fastball7y ago

Niantic isn't a travel booking company... they weren't making money off of that, so why should they be at all liable for those kinds of costs?

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johnhenry7y ago

They profited in that it was a publicity event for their product. It's naive to think that they didn't make money off these peoples' plight in some way.

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