SmartParts the Nazis of Paintball?

[yingyang]

Over the last year I heard people make refrence to SP as the nazis of paintball. I dont love them or hate them, they sued recent companies, but so did WGP with ANS guns just because they wouldnt buy the autococker bodys. I just dont see why so many people hate SP especially since the Ion came out, SP is the target of hatin players. I dont see why they are hated, they came out with AA barrels, their line of guns( they created the electro the impulse that is equal to the 98 of mech guns) their guns might not be the best but they are good no doubt that. Just because they got to where they are with a bit of mud slinging, it doesnt mean they should be boycoted because all companies just dont sit back and get beat up they fight back and sue.

[Chronobreak]

Over the last year I heard people make refrence to SP as the nazis of paintball. I dont love them or hate them, they sued recent companies, but so did WGP with ANS guns just because they wouldnt buy the autococker bodys. I just dont see why so many people hate SP espically since the Ion came out, SP is the target of hatin players. I dont see why they are hated, they came out with AA barrels, their line of guns( they created the electro the impulse that is equal to the 98 of mech guns) their guns might not be the best but they are good no dought that. Just because they got to where they are with a bit of mud slinging, it doesnt mean they should be boycoted because all companies just dont sit back and get beat up they fight back and sue.

this topic has been disgused to deathe here MANY times.


i personaly dislike SP for the hype(as well as some other companies)

also theyr producst that did nothing such as magic box

also theyr lack of quality control and quality products i guess thers not much reason to ahte them

oh and the lwasuits diddnt make me too fond of them either.

i buy products from companies i like/support and sp just sint one of them...but to eaches own

[quik]

People who call SP nazi's are idiots in the paintball world, and need to go back to thinking that a longer barrel means better accuracy.

[CrimsonGhost]

Oh Great googliemooglie NOT AGAIN!!!

[tyrion2323]

Anybody who says that Smart Parts are "nazis" has NO concept of who/what the Nazis were, and is extremely offensive.

[TheTramp]

Yes, Smart Parts systematically murdered millions of people with factory like methods that would make Henry Ford proud.

Do we really need to do this again?

[Lohman446]

I saw it in another thread.. and it was humorous there.

Curse those evil, yet oh so business smart, Nazis...

Comparing a marketing system in a capitalistic culture controlled by a court enforced patent system and various intellectual property laws to the atrocities of the Nazi third reich is demeaning. To those who suffered at the hands of the Nazi regime and to anyone who makes the argument. There is no basis for the argument.

Now, does that mean you cannot disagree with what SP is doing? Not at all. Make well articulated, reasonable disagreements and comparisons and use those for discussion. I don't ultimately care what your reasons for not buying a product that I'm not selling are. There your reasons to have. Thats not the right statement, because I do care, I like to get to know about people and markets. But whatever your reasons are, they are not mine to evaluate for "correctness". I've started my own mini-campaign as of late, everytime someone compares SP to Nazis I ask them for justification - I have never gotten a reasonable, articulated response to my question.

[TheTramp]

Now, does that mean you cannot disagree with what SP is doing? Not at all.

As much as I don't like to only write this, here it goes: QFT!

[Kevmaster]

People who call SP nazi's are idiots in the paintball world, and need to go back to thinking that a longer barrel means better accuracy.

so true

[tony3]

Calling SP nazis just makes me laugh and makes you look stupid.

[SCpoloRicker]

Godwin's Law surrenders.

[fire1811]

man this is really getting old

[kurama]

When you look at it, SP are the opposite of Nazi's. They're more of capitalists than anything.

The thing which people don't realize much is that personal lives and business is seperate. My dad's 12 hair salons were put out of business by very sleasy moves in the same way SP put markers out of production, and he held no grudge. He still plays golf with the guy to this day... SP does their lawsuits as a business move, to get ahead. Pro paintball isn't much different. Most pro teams are ruthless and bend the rules to get to where they are by ramping, wiping, or plain covering up for a broken rule. Personally, I hold no grudge against Smart Parts, although I don't much care for their shockers or ION's. The impulse and shoebox shocker lines were great markers though, IMHO. The nerve would have been also if they made it more affordable. I agree with Lohman here, though. I haven't gotten an answer either. With the ION's becoming more popular, it seems like the anti-smart parts movement is slowing way down though.

But yeah, this topic has been beaten to death many times.

[Codekevin0403]

What's with all the sp haters? They make some nice products, that's all that really matters. Unless you actually work for the companies that have gotten sued, it ain't going to effect you, and i have to say that the shocker is one of the best guns i've ever used. So stop hating and get over it please

[Lohman446]

What's with all the sp haters? They make some nice products, that's all that really matters. Unless you actually work for the companies that have gotten sued, it ain't going to effect you, and i have to say that the shocker is one of the best guns i've ever used. So stop hating and get over it please

What hate? I haven't seen much in this thread