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minus-squareculprit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-216 hours agoIt’s the classic Microsoft “triple E” strategy that has been used against libre historically: Embrace (interoperable) Extend (new features) Extinguish (fork the protocols to break interoperability) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend%2C_and_extinguish
minus-squareFunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 hours agoYou’re right, I hadn’t considered that this was part of a strategy like this. I rescind what I said; piefed delenda est.
It’s the classic Microsoft “triple E” strategy that has been used against libre historically:
Embrace (interoperable)
Extend (new features)
Extinguish (fork the protocols to break interoperability)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend%2C_and_extinguish
You’re right, I hadn’t considered that this was part of a strategy like this. I rescind what I said; piefed delenda est.