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Any way you slice it, it's a stupid regressive way to charge for an engine by a company that already makes an unimaginable amount of money. Their "fix" require

by donatj 3y ago

Any way you slice it, it's a stupid regressive way to charge for an engine by a company that already makes an unimaginable amount of money. Their "fix" requires fingerprinting people's computers and phoning home, both of which should really be seen as privacy violations. And all that said, at it's heart there no justifiable reason the developer should be charged for every device I install something on. The developers are not making more money, why should the engine makers get a larger cut.

tavavex 3y ago
> And all that said, at it's heart there no justifiable reason the developer should be charged for every device I install something on. The developers are not making more money, why should the engine makers get a larger cut. There is a reason that's justifiable to the company - it makes more money. The modern-day push to collect recurring payments and offer everything as an ongoing service is driving large companies into this strange form of software rent-seeking, including whatever this is.
donatj 3y ago
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