Re:The porn industry is in a bind
by rimantas on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:29AM
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So, tell me, how often did you install a new os on your smartphone, game console, VR device smart watch in the early 80s?
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We wouldn't have smartphones, game consoles, VR devices or smart watches if big companies in the early 80s were pulling the shit they try to do now.
Yes, this is pretty much exactly the point. The "freedom to tinker" we had in the past has played a big role in enabling the things we have now. If we lose that freedom, we'll be reduced to a world where the only innovation comes from big corporations, or possible from academics who are controlled (via purse strings) by those same big corporations.
Interestingly this battle got started in the 80s around games consoles, such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_v._Accolade (does the console maker have the right to total control of the games market for that console?)