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Moral failure. The whole thing this article is about. For example: > Carmack goes on to say that Bosworth greenlit the release of the Oculus Go root build (an
by thomastjeffery 4y ago
Moral failure. The whole thing this article is about. For example:
> Carmack goes on to say that Bosworth greenlit the release of the Oculus Go root build (an unlocked OS allowing full access (opens in new tab)) that he had long pushed-for, but "after seeing how much internal effort was involved to make it happen, I almost felt bad about it," said Carmack. "The constraints are just different in a company the size of Meta."
The "constraints" are their business model: underprice the hardware and overprice the software. It's not a new model, this is what consoles have done since Carmack made Doom!
- satvikpendem 4y agoI don't see how that's a moral failure, it's just how console businesses operate, as you noted.
- thomastjeffery 4y agoIf you value the fruits of an open platform, the very same qualities that Carmack espouses in the OP, and if you are critical of a closed platform for failing to hold those qualities, then your criticism is an expression of the failure of closed platforms to live up to your moral values.