JustAnotherRando

JustAnotherRando , 8 days ago

I think some portions of the company do want to buy these studios to make games. Mostly because they need a regular funnel of titles to put on Game Pass, and the best way to do that is small- to mid-budget games that can generate hype. But then other portions of the company want to chase that big AAA paycheck because big numbers look good, even if ROI isn't as good for that one game versus 3 or 4 smaller titles. And others still only care about what will make the balance sheet look the best for the quarter.
Even smaller companies end up with various "factions" within the org as far as vision and how to best create success (or even how to define success); a company like Microsoft is so fractured that different divisions are unaware of each other's goals and have competing interests.
I'm not trying to defend Microsoft here, I just think this is a consequence of an overly large organization that doesn't have unified goals.

JustAnotherRando , 8 days ago

This is also why regulatory agencies have been systematically crippled over the last 40 years or so. Damn near every sector has had their regulatory agencies crippled by some combination of reducing authority, underfunding, and understaffing. When the agencies work, the message is "see, we don't need those regulations anymore because we're taking care of things fine on our own," and when they stop working, the message is "we shouldn't be spending money on these agencies! They don't do anything anyway!"

JustAnotherRando , 8 days ago

When a company stops supporting devices like this, the devices and their documentation and code should be required to enter the public domain. It should not be allowed for assistive devices to become e-waste stuck in a patient's body.

JustAnotherRando , 22 days ago

Indiana actually has some very nice state parks, and the Hoosier National Forest is quite pleasant as well

JustAnotherRando , 29 days ago

Yeah, VMWare has too much competition in all spaces to pull moves like this and get away with it. In the Enterprise space, depending on environment, Proxmox, RHV, Hyper-V (though that's apparently losing support in 2031), Citrix and I think a couple of others (haven't been heavily involved in that area in a while so don't know what else is big now). And in the consumer/power user space, most of the above still work fine, for free, along with things like Virtualbox and ESXI just for starters.

JustAnotherRando , 1 month ago

I don't have many complaints when it comes to Windows 10. About the only thing I really have an issue with is the damn notification center, but apparently not enough of a problem to do anything about it.

JustAnotherRando , 1 month ago

Regardless of material, I hate the mentality of replacing your wardrobe every year. It's just so wasteful.

JustAnotherRando , 3 months ago

That's one of two scenarios where I'm happy to buy early access. Valheim and Palworld both fall in that category. The other category I'm happy to buy early access is for a project I am particularly interested in seeing succeed (and willing to give some feedback on to help). So far I think I've only done that with BG3 and that turned out pretty well for me.