• Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Man that has poured shitloads of money into turning linux into a more mainstream desktop platform is rich

    Wow.

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      1 month ago

      A huge chunk of that Linux development was paid for by exploiting child gambling.

      Just because one does a few good things with their money, doesn’t justify how they got it.

      • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Valve was making bank before lootcrates, and lootcrates have been available to kids since trading card games.

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            1 month ago

            This dude is 100% correct and I have no idea why people are downvoting him. Sales make people more likely to buy a product due to being limited. Limited time sales work better than lowering prices in the long term.

            It’s why indie games do stuff like release their new games with time-limited 10% off discounts.

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                1 month ago

                Paying less is good. I love sales, but they are still a psychological manipulation to get you to spend more money than you normally would.