joelandsonja: One suggestion I would like to pass on to the staff would be to open a merch store that sells clothing, and other material that would be great for marketing.
As much as I would love to being able to buy a GOG shirt ("
I like it cheap and unprotected", anyone?),...I see a problem with that suggestion.
Any merchandise (
shirts, posters, mugs, etc.) has to be produced first, before you can sell it.
Which means, you have to invest (
a lot of) money in advance - which might not be the best way for a business that is already in financial distress.
Then comes the question "what merch do we produce"?
Let's say tshirts...Now - I like the slogan I quoted above - others might not want it on their shirts. So you'd have to produce shirts with different motives on them.
Also - sizes...there's no "one size fits all" when it comes to shirts...so you'd have to produce your shirts in several sizes, ranging from XS to XXXXXL (
or whatever size the average US American wears).
Not to mention: postage and shipping costs...you can't email your shirts and mugs to your customers.
And in a shop where a lot of people complain about the price of the main product (
=software) not being the same worldwide, already - I don't see a huge market for products where you have to pay extra money (
and on top of that -
different amounts, depending on where in the world you live), just to get them.
So: would GOG-merch be nice?
Yes, but (
at least right now) it might not be financially feasible.