Re:Unity's Just Not into You, Indie Developer
by aleph_minus_one on Sunday September 17, 2023 @01:01PM
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> Yeah it seems like enshitification during the long tail is the point of the VC model across all industries. Give product away for free, figure out how to screw the install base later on.
It needs two sides for this to work:
1. a company attempting to "fish" customers with this approach
2. customers who fall for this trap, and did not create an emergency/backup plan when the respective company becomes "evil"/untenable.
Every company sooner or later becomes "evil" (and be it because of ownership changes because the original founders die or want to retire). Having made no "backup plan" for such a situation to happen is in my opinion gross negligence.
It needs two sides for this to work:
1. a company attempting to "fish" customers with this approach
2. customers who fall for this trap, and did not create an emergency/backup plan when the respective company becomes "evil"/untenable.
Every company sooner or later becomes "evil" (and be it because of ownership changes because the original founders die or want to retire). Having made no "backup plan" for such a situation to happen is in my opinion gross negligence.