The Consumerist holds a poll every year to ask people which company in America is the worst of the worst, the scum of the Earth.
Would it be the companies that helped lead us into economic recession? Or the companies that continue to cause egregious environmental harm? Or would it be the companies that exploit human rights abuses?
Ha, nope. This poll is a soapbox for the serious issues - muh video games!
The Escapist
Sadly, it seems that perspective can't be found on any platform. What a shame...
Would it be the companies that helped lead us into economic recession? Or the companies that continue to cause egregious environmental harm? Or would it be the companies that exploit human rights abuses?
Ha, nope. This poll is a soapbox for the serious issues - muh video games!
Voting for the 2013 Worst Company in America award has concluded and once again, Electronic Arts has run away with it, drawing nearly 78 percent of the vote to claim the prize for an unprecedented second year running. "EA has repeatedly failed at three core requirements of running a consumer-friendly business," according to The Consumerist, by producing too many rushed, cash-in games, overpricing its products and then failing to properly support them post-release. Although they're not all 2012 releases, it cited Mass Effect 3, Dead Space 3 and the admittedly-disastrous launch of SimCity as among its most egregious missteps.
EA beat out companies including Facebook, Ticketmaster, Walmart, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and of course Bank of America on its way to claiming the crown, which is an impressive feat in its own right, and no organization - not Haliburton, not the RIAA, not even BP - has ever won twice.
Sadly, it seems that perspective can't be found on any platform. What a shame...