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Unity Overhauls Controversial Price Hike After Game Developers Revolt (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
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Under the tentative new plan, Unity will limit fees to 4% of a game’s revenue for customers making over $1 million and said that installations counted toward reaching the threshold won’t be retroactive, according to recording of the meeting reviewed by Bloomberg. Last week, Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello delayed an all-hands meeting on the pricing changes and closed two offices after the company received what it said was a credible death threat.

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One of the most controversial elements of the policy concerned how Unity would track installations of its software. Although the company first said it would use proprietary tools, Whitten said Monday management will rely on users to self-report the data.

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[–] SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

That's why it's 101. In 102 you learn to that while asking for more than you actually wants, to then negotiate back down to what you want, is a good strategy. You should never go completely balls to the wall on that first bid because then you will just be thrown out immediately.