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Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by Thorentis on Thursday September 15, 2022 @07:29PM (#32859855)
Except that all the engineers working at Figma and getting paid huge salaries, and many of whom will now get a huge exit pay day if they want it, may not have had this opportunity without the company existing. It's well and good to trash talk the idea of companies raking in huge profits, but we as a software industry and incredibly privileged to be making the salaries we do, and this would not be possible without the existence of these companies, and the constant cycle of start-ups and buyouts.
Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by svnt on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:21AM (#32864653)
> we as a software industry and incredibly privileged to be making the salaries we do, and this would not be possible without the existence of these companies, and the constant cycle of start-ups and buyouts

Unless you have seen another economy with functional alternatives, this is only ever a statement of faith.

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