Game development engine Unity has U-turned on some parts of its hugely controversial plan to enforce fees on game creat…

  • sickday@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    What an interesting year. This has to be the 4th or 5th large tech-centric company that’s

    1. introduced some really shitty policy
    2. pissed off it’s consumers
    3. then backtracks to some degree after backlash

    Just like every other company that’s done this, the backtrack is likely meant to appease the consumers before the policy gets re-introduced later. Perhaps with slightly different wording.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      The back tracking isn’t even a reversal. They just said they were going to keep the charges but try to reduce the impact of “install bombing”.