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[–] mushroom@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

[–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

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

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Have you not been keeping track of capitalism? This is precisely what happens