Didn't want to say a bloody word, but I cant. I can't agree more with you
Keon.
Going private talk, arguing so strong, one on another, openly, is bad for business. Bad bad bad.
Private is private, open is open. Adult people do understand it and can control their tongue.
Simply saying
"guys we're done, no more GG from Cloud9 from today" is enough.
Everyone who would want to know why will ask in PMs/email anyway. And to put it more professional, both sides could have release an agreed statement later.
That is what you can do to protect your customers and your business...and your friends. And that's one - business and customers, friends can't separate. Not only current ones, but also the future ones. And there will be many of them.
Those teams on various forums, so called - "Team Lisa" , "Team Imeo" are your friends, turning away one team vs another, how silly is that? And while they will support and buy from you, there might be not enough of them to buy enough to give you bread, or simply wanting you to keep you doing what you do now. And this is only two days arguing, people! I believe you want your businesses run longer than that. If so, mind there are 40k users on ECF.
Do you care a lot of people gonna read your, sometimes childish posts, looking here and there watching your weird behaviour? You can't be seriously thinking of using this situation to get an advantage or something, on the market, right? Is anyone seriously thinking this is so good to read how are you arguing and trying, obviously subconsciously (because you believe you are both okay) using your customers and even one of rivalry creators onto "your" side and collecting "points" against the other?
Well, reading what's happening here I have concerns, this is what is precisely happening.
Sorry to be bitter here. I like you both guys, and without taking anyone's side and I'm staying both your customer, and this is the only reason I let myself to say what I just said. Otherwise, if I'd be just anyone, coming here just off the street, I'd immediately go buy stuff from somewhere else, and wouldn't even care who you are, what you do, and what other people say about you - good or bad - I'd just go and find some other place.
I can easily think, anyone going emotional here are either already turned 180 degrees from both of you, or will get gone soon. Remember, in bad times only friends stick together, others simply don't care. There are too many resellers and to many creators on the market these days, they will buy where there's not only quality, but also..the peace and stability.
I don't wanna hear who started it, I don't wanna hear who's fault it is. It's over - so get over it
here and now. Anyone who will want more info will ask you off-forum anyway.
Peace.