• @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    “Well I’m sorry that you feel that way.”

    That’s how this comes off. The ultimate non-apology. Fuck off, Unity.

    Edit: something to consider is that Unity intentionally made this change as terrible as it is so that they could put out this apology, and roll things back to where their main goal was the entire time. It’s kind of like when you list your house for a high price so that it gets negotiated down to the price range you wanted from the outset. Don’t be shocked if Unity changes this a bit but keeps it essentially the same. It means they can then reflect on history and go “hey, remember that time we listened to the developers?” while still fucking them over.

    They seem to think we’re all stupid.

    • db0
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      151 year ago

      That’s not always true. People were claiming the same tactic is what reddit was doing, but they’ve actually stuck with their original pricing.

      • Phoenixz
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        221 year ago

        Well yeah but reddit really just wanted all third party apps gone so that they could force everyone to use their shit app.

        • db0
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          61 year ago

          hindsight is 20-20. My point is not to jump to conclusions, nobody knows what is going on through their head. They may be really that fucking stupid, as most executive staff tend to be.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      This is called the “Door in the face method” of bargaining. Start with a request so high and absurd that you “slam the door in their face” because it’s so absurd.

      The next time they try, they’ll come back with an offer that sounds far more reasonable than the original request. Since you’re still primed with the previous context, your brain makes it sound less bad than it probably is ("At least it’s not the first offer!). You’re more likely to accept after this.

      The opposite technique is called “foot in the door”, start with a small request (get your foot in the door) and then increase the ask after the small request goes over.