Update: Aufstand der Avatare

Am Montag hat Linden Lab Preiserhöhungen für OpenSpace SIMs angekündigt:

"We will increase the monthly maintenance fee from USD$75 to USD$125 per month. This price increase will apply to all owners of Openspaces on January 1st as well as new purchases after that date. There will be no grandfathering of Openspace maintenance pricing. (...) At the same time, we will be increasing the upfront fee for brand new Openspaces from USD$250 to USD$375."

Cyberwelten berichtet:
"Aufgebrachte Avatare demonstrieren auf dem Linden Sim, und in Foren und Blogs wird diskutiert. Ob sich Linden Lab dadurch von seinem Vorhaben abbringen lässt?"

Update:
Die Proteste zwangen Jack Linden zu einer Stellungnahme:

"(...)
It is clear that some Openspaces are being used as they were intended originally, so we recognise that there are different levels of usage that we need to account for.

We will blog again soon, once we have had time to review.
Be assured that we are aware of the strong feelings you have about this decision. In the meantime, please keep the conversation flowing, constructive and on topic. More from us soon."

Ob es nun eine nutzungsabhängige Preisgestaltung geben wird?