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Comment by keikobadthebad | Hacker News Reader

> no fault of my own

You locked yourself into proprietary-licensed solution and invited this upon yourself.

We all learn the value of free software one way or another. For many of us, including myself, it was through similar pain and suffering due to a proprietary platform.

The issue here isn't just with free users, it mainly affects users who are already paying fees to Unity

They meant "free" as in speech, not beer. I.e. "the value of non-proprietary software is it won't/can't/shouldn't be able to pull this kind of shit".

We do that all the time. Modern day smart tech with microwaves, tv, phones etc. And I'd consider it equally bullshit if the brand behind my microwave decided to start charging me for each meal I heated. Or like what's going on with printers.

Companies going back and trying to alter the deal is a complete no go.

sony pulled Otheros feature from ps3, and people still use Sony consoles.

Play stupid games, win stupid prices; companies are not your friend and you need to invest at least the minimal amount of time in protecting yourself. The only things that are guaranteed to work in the future are:

- Software that is open source that you can keep around, tweak and modify forever

- If the above isn't possible, then software that does not require internet connectivity or updating and can be run in perpetuity in an offline sandbox

- Hardware that is not internet connected and will run so long as the hardware is still able

- Bonus points for the above if there are openly available schematics

Let's see what would happen if for example Apple started charging $5/month or better yet per 1 use, any Apple services on all iPhones. Starting 2024.

You're not thinking big enough. It's time for win32 to pull its weight.

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