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Unity announces its revamped pricing model | After outcry from the gaming community, Unity revealed a new plan that’s a drastic departure from what was initially announced.::Unity has introduced a revamped version of its new pricing model. The updated pricing scheme arrives a little more than a week after the disastrous original announcement that infuriated developers.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every corporation that sells proprietary software will do this eventually. The only way to prevent it is by removing the need for trust and demanding open-source software!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Many software companies in niche industries with few options end up being bought out by conglomerates or private equality which then turn the screws to their captive users.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hashicorp recently switched Terraform's license from open source to a business license. Community forked it in a month. Source: opentofu.org