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minus-squareTarqon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up94arrow-down6·12 hours agohttps://ghuntley.com/fracture/ Because pretending your editor is open source while moving all the important functionality to proprietary plugins is a bait and switch.
minus-squareEyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 hours agoOne that’s worked for Microsoft many times before (docx, for example). Its their favorite loophole.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·edit-210 hours agoEmbrace. Extend. Extinguish. Extract rent now that everyone lives in / depends on your proprietary ecosystem. I’d say they can’t keep getting away with it!, but history shows they clearly can. Literally monopolist strategy 101.
https://ghuntley.com/fracture/ Because pretending your editor is open source while moving all the important functionality to proprietary plugins is a bait and switch.
One that’s worked for Microsoft many times before (docx, for example). Its their favorite loophole.
Embrace.
Extend.
Extinguish. Extract rent now that everyone lives in / depends on your proprietary ecosystem.I’d say they can’t keep getting away with it!, but history shows they clearly can.
Literally monopolist strategy 101.