They definitely have a profit motive, mostly to avoid being subject to MS shenanigans. It’s just mutually beneficial for Linux users
Good! I would prefer them not to go bankrupt while working on all those wonderful things.
I don't think games being too expensive is the issue. Games simply not being interesting or fun is.
>I don't think games being too expensive is the issue. Games simply not being interesting or fun is.
Certainly. When prices raise demands change. But I don't think any other industry would call a $10 price hike "anti-consumer". That's where it gets a bit weird.
It is ultimately internet noise either way, though. Not reflective of how consumers really buy. Zelda sold fine even without a new console to justify its price raise to. I'm not worried about Spiderman 2 either.
* The sale includes access to the source code
* The access to the source code includes the right to redistribute it, or modified versions.
If the people who pay for software choose not to redistribute it, it would not benefit everyone else.
That said I'd bet they're pretty happy with that decision, I don't know that Linux has made them any money yet but Microsoft has definitely continued to shenanig