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Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by cout on Monday December 15, 2025 @04:35AM (#46272217)
Camping is a viable strategy in many Quake levels, and it is problematic to the point that many servers will kill you if you stay in one place for too long.
Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by gliptic on Monday December 15, 2025 @04:42AM (#46272273)
Camping is like.. regulatory capture? Stretching the analogy thin here.
Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by vachina on Monday December 15, 2025 @05:03AM (#46272451)
First mover advantage.
Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by api on Monday December 15, 2025 @05:18AM (#46272562)
Regulatory capture or sitting on an immovable network effect.

Antitrust is like anti camping mods for the server.

Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by yokoprime on Monday December 15, 2025 @08:59AM (#46274620)
Can we not do the computer game analogy? it breaks down quickly
Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by user2722 on Monday December 15, 2025 @04:51AM (#46272368)
Seconded. Something was lost want camping was banned.
Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by rzzzt on Monday December 15, 2025 @09:26AM (#46274966)
Some of the sharks will also do just fine sitting still: https://www.britannica.com/story/do-sharks-really-die-if-the...