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MS only does things if there’s a financial reason and not any sort of altruism. You lose out on sales if your game doesn’t have controller support - through whi

by nocsi 3y ago

MS only does things if there’s a financial reason and not any sort of altruism. You lose out on sales if your game doesn’t have controller support - through which is the only way many people can play games. Meanwhile there’s “accessibility” in the rest of the company.

alsodumb 3y ago
Just so I understand this right, you're saying that the only reason Microsoft designs and releases accessible controllers is because they make money off it? I don't think that's right, given how much they have to invest in it and how small the market is.
cqqxo4zV46cp 3y ago
This sort of simplistic thinking is indicative of a person that’s just…never been part of a much larger whole before? You’re actually giving Microsoft immense credit with your claim that an organisation with such a high head count could converge so highly on reasoning to do something. In reality, in any large organisation, anything that happens, happens almost by happenstance. Someone was sick for that meeting and didn’t get a chance to make a case for their alternative pet project. Someone has a disability that would benefit from using this controller. Someone saw the market value. Blah blah blah. The way some people talk about tech companies sounds a whole lot like the way that people talk about celebrities. It’s absurd.
- Levitating 3y ago
  It's the same with countries. I've heard conspiracies where the whole of NATO has put Zelensky as a puppet president in Ukraine so they could start a war with Russia for political gain or something like that, I don't remember the conspiracy having a real motif.
  - TaylorAlexander 3y ago
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madeofpalk 3y ago
All these companies only ever do things for financial reasons. Enabling all people to use your serivce or device or website is a win-win. Sony doesn't sell the Playstation as an act of charity. They do it to let people give them money for things they enjoy using. Likewise for these types of accessories.

by nocsi 3y ago

alsodumb 3y ago

Just so I understand this right, you're saying that the only reason Microsoft designs and releases accessible controllers is because they make money off it? I don't think that's right, given how much they have to invest in it and how small the market is.

cqqxo4zV46cp 3y ago

This sort of simplistic thinking is indicative of a person that’s just…never been part of a much larger whole before? You’re actually giving Microsoft immense credit with your claim that an organisation with such a high head count could converge so highly on reasoning to do something. In reality, in any large organisation, anything that happens, happens almost by happenstance. Someone was sick for that meeting and didn’t get a chance to make a case for their alternative pet project. Someone has a disability that would benefit from using this controller. Someone saw the market value. Blah blah blah. The way some people talk about tech companies sounds a whole lot like the way that people talk about celebrities. It’s absurd.

Levitating 3y ago
It's the same with countries. I've heard conspiracies where the whole of NATO has put Zelensky as a puppet president in Ukraine so they could start a war with Russia for political gain or something like that, I don't remember the conspiracy having a real motif.
- TaylorAlexander 3y ago
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madeofpalk 3y ago

All these companies only ever do things for financial reasons. Enabling all people to use your serivce or device or website is a win-win. Sony doesn't sell the Playstation as an act of charity. They do it to let people give them money for things they enjoy using. Likewise for these types of accessories.