2010-12-11T13:26:49Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/techie-toddlerstag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/587/22602010-12-11T13:26:49ZSursumCorda<p>Has the world gone mad?</p> <p><em>[T]the option to buy $59.99 worth of Smurfberries at a time remains. Capcom spokesman Michael Larson says &quot;Smurfs&quot; is no different from other games in this regard, and the bulk purchasing option is useful to adult &quot;power players.&quot;</em></p> <p>Adults playing a Smurf game? And spending that kind of money on ... Smurfberries?</p> <p>Don't tell me the creators didn't foresee children playing the game and unknowingly spending lots of real money. Why else combine push-button (pardon the anachronism) purchases with child-attracting characters?</p> <p>For comparison, it takes less than the cost of those Smurfberries to purchase, through World Vision International, enough <a href="http://donate.worldvision.org/OA_HTML/xxwv2ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10362&amp;item=1896345" rel="nofollow noopener">life-saving bed nets</a> to protect three families from the ravages of malaria.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/587/22592010-12-11T13:05:01Zdstb<p>An example of what can happen if you let your kids use your iPad:</p> <p>http://www.courant.com/technology/sns-ap-us-tec-apple-expensive-smurfberries,0,343228.story</p>