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As mentioned, enshittifying doesn't mean "make shitty" or "make worse". It's a specific exploitative company MO, like taking a product like Bitwarden and the go
by Refreeze5224 5mo ago
As mentioned, enshittifying doesn't mean "make shitty" or "make worse". It's a specific exploitative company MO, like taking a product like Bitwarden and the goodwill it's generated with open source contributions, free plans, etc., and exploiting that trust by selling it to private equity, unbeknownst to the users, in order to squeeze the most out of it they can and then scrap it.
- avhception 5mo agoI agree with you that "enshittification" has a more specific meaning than just "make worse". Yet, the enshittification of Windows doesn't really follow the mold you described, even though I'd also call it enshittification.
- modriano 5mo agoMSFT is the GOAT of enshittification, and Windows is a pretty fine example of that. The OS literally comes showing you ads by default.
- radley 5mo agoI'm pretty sure enshittification applies to other methods. Adding ads to smart devices after purchase is a very common example.