An opportunity to surmount the strengthening headwinds came in 2009 after the government, through the now-defunct Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), sought to mobilize stakeholders into forming sectoral representation.
“My objective really was to organize them into one national federation so they will have a voice,” said Monchito Ibrahim, previously the CICT Commissioner and is now deputy executive director of the Department of Science and Technology – ICT Office (DOST-ICTO).
The initiative, however, did not prosper. Ibrahim said the CICT found out some entities were actually just planning to use the organization for unscrupulous motives, like soliciting discounts from industry vendors.
“Eventually, we realized that those who were supposed to actually be neutral were in fact pushing their agenda,” Ibrahim said.
The differences and infighting became so vicious that some organizers turned against each other and filed cases in court.
“Two years we tried to organize it until the time na nag-away-away na sila. Then nagdemandahan pa ng libel,” Ibrahim said. “Ang daming issues. Masalimuot masyado.”
Mahal rent sa place sa malls.
Meron free wifi sa malls (expected konti customers).
Mahal rates nila (syempre dahil mahal ang rent sa place).
Ewan ko lang ha.. Sa opinyon ko lang naman. Sa panahon kasi ngayon na mura na ang internet at may mga free wifi na, mostly ang tatamaan talaga dyan ay yung mga netshop na hindi focus ang gaming. Pag gaming kasi ang shop mo hindi kasi MASYADO maaapektuhan kasi wala talaga tatalo sa experience ng naglalaro sa shop vs naglalaro sa bahay. Sa shop kasi pag maganga setup wala lag.. E sa bahay di sila makakapag laro ng maayus kasi nag yoyoutube si ate,nag dodownload si kuya, nagpapasbuk si mama, nag poporn naman si papa, pati si yaya nag lilive stream ng teleserye, pati kapitbahay naki kabit na din.
baliktad TS!!! patay ka na ako!!! pero itong business na ito buhay na buhay pa!!! dami na nga nagsisitayuang compshop dito sa lugar namin!!! business cycle!!!