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Re:Tell HN: A Conversation Needs to Be Had over Subscription... by marginalia_nu on Saturday January 22, 2022 @06:27AM (#30035754)
I don't think you are a victim because you don't agree with the the terms of an offer. As you said, the actual changes are minimal. You can just reject the deal and stick to your old version, if you don't think it's worth it.
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Re:Tell HN: A Conversation Needs to Be Had over Subscription... by coldtea on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:45AM (#30037056)
>You can just reject the deal and stick to your old version, if you don't think it's worth it.

Which gets incompatible and can't run with changes to OS, plugin SDKs, and so on.

Victim here doesn't mean "they put a gun on your head".

It means they removed a specific update model and replaced with a shitty one, while doubling the prices, and fucking you over if you want to continue using the platform.

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