Comment on Apex Legends is, yet again, falsely banning linux players

• Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They don’t want money from linux users. They never wanted money from linux users (to my knowledge).

  If you buy a bunch of apple peripherals and then switch to linux, you don’t get a refund from the apple store.

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  • tabular@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think it’s fair to assume shareholders want money from anyone who will give it to them.

    Local laws determines if you can get a refund so I can only argue I think you should get a refund if a product stops working due to the manufacture.

    Personally I’d rather not buy from them in the first place but there is likely a benefit to showing Linux users will buy it if you treat them right.

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    • Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think it’s fair to assume shareholders want money from anyone who will give it to them.

      By that logic, McDonald’s is accountable for not serving lobster. I mean, I want lobster and I might be dumb enough to give McDonald’s money for it.

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      • tabular@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        A closer analogy might be selling uncooked food that is safe for people with a peanut allergy and then one day adding peanuts as an ingredient after they’ve paid for a shipment. [It should go without saying avoiding a peanut allergy reaction is more important than preventing a company locking you out of entertainment software you paid for]

        It’s my hope that corporations will learn it’s a dumb choice to needlessly cut off their Linux users but a better choice would be to not play video games where a company can arbitrarily lock you out in the first place. I hope someone is working on a libre version of Apex.

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