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  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    OH NO brother they’re RAFFLING IT!? hahahaha that’s fucked

    I disagree. The Deck and Controller each had their queues announced at least a week ahead of time. The queue for the Steam Machine kinda just shadowdropped in comparison. Plus a raffle doesn’t penalize anyone for having work or living in a timezone where they’d normally be asleep.

    Given the circumstances it’s pretty fair.

    • LwL@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Even with an announcement ahead of time it’s so much better imo. Doesn’t penalize people for having to work or just living in a timezone where it’s the middle of the night.

      Sure it feels like you have less agency over when you get it but it’s so much fairer.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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      3 hours ago

      Yeah 10:00 a.m. is perfectly reasonable but it converts to 6:00 p.m. UK time 7:00 p.m. for a lot of Europe, that’s kind of late in the day to be trying to order something and I think it’s the middle of the night in Australia. This does seem better.