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the myth of the good tech giant (analognowhere.com)
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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 41 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think they would've, they already had the market, and the attitude about privacy was very different back then

This also was before late-stage capital converted to endgame capitalism, back then they wanted to protect the cash cow. They cared about customer loyalty, because they cared about future revenue

Now? Companies are dismantling themselves for one more good quarter

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Companies are dismantling themselves for one more good quarter

Any example of this?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 3 hours ago

What do you think laying off your workforce does? These are the people who produce the things that make money

For a clear cut example, Microsoft and gaming. They lay off entire studios the moment they release a hit

It costs like 18 months+ of salary to replace a role like that, and you'll have to pay them more. It'll make you a bit more money next quarter... But in 2-5 years when there's no new game?