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Re:Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service by namdnay on Thursday May 13, 2021 @10:35AM (#27142523)
What does renege on the deal really mean though? usually in those situations both sides will claim that the other is reneging on the deal

Engineering solutions based on binary ideas of true and false just don't apply to diplomacy or politics

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Re:Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service by tnzm on Saturday May 15, 2021 @04:50PM (#27168888)
Speaking as an engineer, that's what's wrong with diplomacy and politics!

EDIT: I define "reneging on the deal" as "acting as if the deal never happened".

The more governance decisions are recorded on the public record, the less opportunities there would be for parties to say "the other guy started it".

Also the deal could be set up to hurt both parties if they violate a predetermined condition. Maybe burn 5% of each party's GDP. Then they would be actually incentivized to collaborate.

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