Last week, I took a stand on behalf of Facebook users and announced which applications should unceremoniously die. My first choice on that list was none other than Scrabulous, the online (and unauthorized) adaptation of Scrabble which has become a mainstay on most Facebook profiles. While the game seems like nothing but a fun diversion at first, it soon devolves into a harrowing, never-ending saga of vocabulary-based torture, which is why I felt it important that Scrabulous be put to eternal rest.
Turns out somebody may have been listening to my pleas. The makers of Scrabble have requested that Scrabulous be dismantled, citing those old trustworthy bastards: copyright infringement and trademark violations. There’ll probably be a public outcry on Facebook, and while I normally get all anti-corporate when it comes to Internet copyright issues, in this case I’ll simply say THANK YOU.
For those counting, this now makes it the second time in a week that I’ve precipitated a death with my wandering mind. Sorry again, Sir Edmund Hillary.
• Toymakers scramble after Scrabulous [AP]
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