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0 pointsshmerl10y ago0 comments

> It is how many in the industry make a living

Industry makes a living on technology progress. If someone makes a living on pushing lock-in (MS), they are doing a disservice to the whole industry. It has nothing to do with FOSS - it's about progress in general (lock-in is the opposite of it).

You didn't disprove what I said above. Duplication of work costs more money, and no one likes to waste money, especially when reasons for that duplication aren't even technical, but are caused by crooked vendors who force that extra expense on others with lock-in.

> Professional game developers don't care

They care about their budgets. Your idea that duplication of work is welcomed is complete nonsense.

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pjmlp10y ago

Again, you don't seem to understand how the industry works.

Just walk around the corridors at GDC or attend a few IGDA meetings, and then you will see who is right.

I have done it several times and still have the badges, did you?

shmerlOP10y ago

> Again, you don't seem to understand how the industry works.

Economics work as usual here and gaming industry is no exception. If someone forces duplication of work on others, that increases costs, which ends up being passed to some party. And for the end user it can translate in lower availability, slower time to the market, higher prices and so on. So far you didn't manage to demonstrate that it somehow magically comes for free.

TL;DR: lock-in taxes the whole industry and slows down progress.

pjmlp10y ago

My whole point was to say how the industry works and that professional game developers, important word here professional not indie, don't care one little second about the point of view you are expressing.

I do not intend to demonstrate that something, whatever it might be, magically comes for free.

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0 pointsshmerl10y ago0 comments

> It is how many in the industry make a living

> Professional game developers don't care

They care about their budgets. Your idea that duplication of work is welcomed is complete nonsense.

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pjmlp10y ago

Again, you don't seem to understand how the industry works.

Just walk around the corridors at GDC or attend a few IGDA meetings, and then you will see who is right.

I have done it several times and still have the badges, did you?

shmerlOP10y ago

> Again, you don't seem to understand how the industry works.

TL;DR: lock-in taxes the whole industry and slows down progress.

pjmlp10y ago

I do not intend to demonstrate that something, whatever it might be, magically comes for free.

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