An Apology To Mr. Chris Pearson.

Written by Costa on March 31, 2009
Categories: Blog Blurs

Dear Mr. Pearson.

If you have felt offended in any way about my copying the looks of your immensely popular Thesis Theme, I hear-by publicly and humbly apologise. I certainly hope you will not go to such extreme measures as to send your lawyers and your Internet hounds after a small fry like me as per your comment.

I have to clarify that my copying of the Theme is not done to hurt or effect the sales of the Thesis Theme which I love to death. It is only a marketing tactic to sell more of the Thesis Theme which I promote vigarously here.

It was my naive thought that if anyone uses this lookalike theme and discover the weakness and what they are missing, they will eventually buy the original. It is just like a guy buying a fake Rolex when they cannot afford a genuine one, but once he makes enough, he will definitely get the real thing as no one likes being a fake.

Apparently, my marketing strategy has not gone down well with you, Mr. Pearson and therefore, I again humbly apologise. I have taken down the theme as requested and you can rest assured that no such thing will ever happen again.

Lastly, thank you for taking the time to come and state your stand on this issue here. I highly appreciate it. I’ll continue promoting the Thesis Theme here as I really still love the Thesis Theme.

Finally, thank you Mr. Pearson. I’m truly sorry if you have been offended in any way.

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Article by Costa Fong

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Who loves to mod and mess up WordPress Themes.

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8 Responses to “An Apology To Mr. Chris Pearson.”

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  1. Patterson
    March 31, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    But I think Mr. Pearson is hounding the wrong guy. There are so may sites that give away his theme for free. Don’t you think he should be going after those guys with his lawyers and his hounds instead?

    • Chris Pearson
      April 1, 2009 at 4:36 am

      Costa, I absolutely appreciate your apology, and I admit that my reaction yesterday probably wasn’t the best approach. I explained myself further in a comment on my personal site, and in the interest of time, I’m just going to direct you (and everyone else who seems to be freaking out over this) over there.

      Also, if you want to spur affiliate sales, simply write a tutorial on how to do something with Thesis, and then follow up with info on why it was so easy and efficient. That way, I can link you up from the Thesis demo site, and you can start building your own organic ecosystem around the theme. This is how it works, my friend.

  2. Cupid Blogger
    April 2, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    Costa, you don’t need to apologize to Chris Pearson as you done nothing wrong..i will be on your side…

  3. Hyder
    May 3, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    You did nothing wrong.

    Feel free to get inspired, re-release, become a millionaire, win a freaking award of any off my work. Seriously, I mean it.

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    February 19, 2010 at 12:20 pm

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