Do people love Scrabble so much that they don't care whose version they play, or will they boycott the game in solidarity with two developers in India? We may soon find out, writes Erick Schonfeld of
TechCrunch.com.
Scrabulous -- the unofficial version of Scrabble developed by two brothers in India that has become one of the most popular apps on Facebook -- was almost shut down
earlier this year because Hasbro claims that it infringes on its trademarks. Hasbro and Electronic Arts, however, realized that they would suffer an extreme backlash if they took away everyone's
favorite Facebook game without offering up an alternative.
It remains to be seen whether they will try to eliminate the competition now that the game is nearing completion. In
response to question about what Hasbro plans to do about Scrabulous, spokesperson Gary Selby responds: "Hasbro has been consistent in stating that Scrabulous infringes upon our intellectual property,
and we are keeping our legal options open."
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