It's not often I write a post with such a simple title and such an outright statement. Yes, I'm saying Zynga, maker of games like Words with Friends and FarmVille, is evil. Their business is based on stealing competitors ideas, changing them slightly, and then republishing them as their own. Seeing the popularity of Tiny Tower, Zynga made their own knockoff game, Dream Heights, which looks just like it. This isn't a coincidence, and it's not the first time they've done this. An ex-employee of Zynga has come forward, saying that the company is literally in the business of stealing ideas. They're like Google and Microsoft rolled into one, and they. Don't try to hide what they're doing either.
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