Quakeweek
August 15, 1997


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id Software's SPA Membership Cancelled


SPA LogoWASHINGTON DC - The Software Publishers Association announced today that it has officially dropped game developer id Software from its list of members. According to a spokesperson for the SPA, the decision was reached after dozens of software developers complained of id's 'unforgivable breach of programmers' ethics.'

id Logo"id Software has broken one of the cardinal rules of the software industry," said David Phelps, PR Director for the SPA. "According to our investigations, development on their latest product, Quake 2, does in fact appear to be on schedule and may very well be completed before its deadline. This kind of blasphemous activity is taboo in the developers' community and may very well destroy the faith consumers have in the entire software industry! In light of this heretical behavior, we have no choice but to expel id Software from the SPA."

Other industry figures have expressed their dismay over id's actions:

Taligent"I can't believe that a company would go so far as to try and deliver a product on time," said Debbie Coutant of Taligent. "People like that just make other developers look lazy or incompetent."

"It's despicable," remarked Bill Gates of Microsoft. "Next thing you know developers will be testing their products for bugs before shipping them."

"Personally, I feel that id may be rushing its product," commented George Pool of Adeline Entertainment. "We at Adeline believe that there is no substitute for sufficient development time, even if it means going a little past the deadline. Heart of Darkness will prove that to everyone, if and when it comes out."

id Software reportedly responded with a rash of unprintable expletives.