• mushroom
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    1 year ago

    Because then the devs go under and you can’t milk them for more money over time?

    I’m not defending them, but why the fuck would they want to shut down developers? That just doesn’t make sense.

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      1 year ago

      Companies often do stupid shady things for short term profits at the cost of long term stability.

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      They only need to do so much so the developers don’t go under, but are forced to pay more. It’s a spectrum not a binary.

    • ඞmir@lemmy.ml
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      Have you not been keeping track of capitalism? This is precisely what happens