Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays

Virtual goods to me feel like a scam and I doubt that will ever change.

I feel the same way about ringtones, wallpapers, telephone applications that have no utility and so on.

I'm probably old fashioned, but I think if someone pays they really should get something in return for it.

Not the ability to 'dress up their avatar' or something silly like that.

The most bizarre case ever to be brought to court I think was one in which someone stole someone elses virtual goods.

I think part of the stigma of buying online goods stem from the 'fantasy' games where people think they originated from. That had more to do with generalizations about fantasy gamers more than any real concrete reasons. A trade is fair as long as both parties feel they gained from it and has nothing to do with whether there is anything physical or tangible involved or the marginal cost.

This is kind of funny actually. They gave a sentence midway down indirectly referencing the TC drama, and the rest is the Times giving the industry the same praise its used to. Don't call it a recovery!