Well, they would be screwed. And to say, "then don't buy them", is closely akin to saying, "too bad". Which it would be.
Unclear intentions are anathema in this medium unless you make the effort to be clear in the first place.
This board would be much more interesting if everyone was numb and non-judgmental.
I usually just try and give people the benefit of the doubt, unless it is overtly clear that they want nothing more than to attack me. Some people will always be very thin skinned, and there is not much that can be done about that. I always hold out hope that an intelligent, adult conversation can be had.
No matter how clearly you or I state our opinions, in a forum there is always someone who will somehow be rubbed the wrong way by what was typed. I certainly wouldn't attack anyone without major provocation, but I'm not about to walk on eggshells for anybody either.
The point I am trying to make (and thought I did) about not buying HT Star Wars if you don't want them to be made is this...
...SS holds the license (actually Hasbro, I know) and while SS will profit from a partnership with HT, I doubt they will profit as much as if they had made the figures themselves. So by that rationale, I doubt SS would allow HT to make a figure that they had plans on making themselves. Therefore, by that logic, it is likely that any Star Wars product put out by HT, was a product that Sideshow either could not do, or could not do to the standards of their current line. Also it allows for double dipping, which should not be a problem for a SS purist, since they have already had their chance to get the sideshow version of that figure. If SS felt they could not do Chewbacca or the Droids, for instance, isnt it better that they hand them off to HT, instead of never doing them? Or even worse, doing them poorly, this way I think they are showing some respect for their customer base. Let's face it, if SS did do a Chewbacca or C-3PO, I think it is pretty likely that the figures would have been much more expensive than other SS figures, and probably somewhere in the general ballpark of what the HT figures might cost. All speculation, I know, but I think it is reasonable.
In short, HT will do figures that Sideshow does not want to do, so if this collaboration never happened, the SS purist probably would never have had the chance to get whatever figures HT would produce anyway. So, you have two choices, save a little extra money and buy the HT version when it comes out, or focus your collection on Sideshow. Nobody is losing out this way.
It's sort of like this...
I own a Trailblazer and an Equinox, but man, I would love a Astin Martin or a jaguar. I cannot afford those vehicles, so does that mean that car manufacturers should only produce vehicles that I can afford? Of course not. Let's not be oversensitive, people.
- Smiley face inserted to ensure that poster has only positive, friendly intentions with this post.
I hope my post was clear this time.