• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    That may be true now but it wasn’t always. If they hadn’t made the classics they wouldn’t be the giants they are. The incentives changed, and it was a short fall into the pits.

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      9 months ago

      It’s not impossible, but it makes it a hell of a lot harder. The pockets of the shareholders are almost always directly opposed to the wants of the players. The public company needs to fight the shareholders not to rake the players over the coals or through other means gain 20% per year. Every time the big ships gobble up the small fries, the odds readjust toward late stage capitalism