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I've had hours of fun playing Jamestown on Linux. I think this article reflects a problem the Humble folks have now they've decided that they're a business. P
by sevensor 10y ago
I've had hours of fun playing Jamestown on Linux. I think this article reflects a problem the Humble folks have now they've decided that they're a business. Paying customers expect products that work out of the box. Back when the Humble Indie Bundle was a clearly a charity thing it seemed pretty well understood that the Linux ports were done on a shoestring, and I was happy to support the attempt even if I had to muck around with video drivers and potentially hose my X configuration to make things work. Which they usually did and sometimes didn't.
But today, with competition from GoG, Steam, et al., the Humble Bundle is a commercial product with a charity marketing angle, rather than a charitable giving event. Now that it has customers instead of donors, they shouldn't be surprised that they're getting this kind of response.
- wnevets 10y agohumble bundle isn't creating the games or porting them to linux AFAIK. Why does their business model matter?
- sevensor 10y agoBecause it's a business model. It wasn't always. When they started out, they positioned themselves as a charity. That was front and center, everything else was secondary. You were making a donation, and you happened to get some sweet games that might or might not work. Over the years, they've evolved into a business, and now they have customer expectations, instead of donor expectations.
- onli 10y agoSide remark: The humble bundle actually organized porting games for the bundle, at least in the beginning. And currently they are creating special games for their monthly bundle.