Posted 2 days ago
A company in the end is nothing more than a entity "accumulating power"... which in exchange may control other peoples actions... no matter be it devs or users... it is affecting everyone.
Good example: Google... is by far the most powerful "internet-power" available and its power is still growing. Roughly about 85% of its income is done by advertisement and its entire purpose is to provide its users and the whole net with advertisement. This is mainly done by control and controlling the entire environment including every standard involved. So... almost any browser for example is using a Chromium based "code base" which makes all the browers using it "perfectly optimized" for... and even MS or Apple is bowing down in front of this massive force... so even those are taking over "Chromium Standards"... kinda the same way the gamer base is bowing down to the power Steam got.
There are a few "stubborn" companies... yes... such as GOG or Firefox... which are using "different standards" and because there is so few support those standards are not working to well. However... the users having a powerful system who does not go down to its knees if there is lack of optimization... may not care if it is "Chromium", Steam... or simply Firefox or GOG... they can chose whatever they enjoy without serious consequences.
The mass... the majority... will have to use the ones with "biggest power" as they lack own power... which means to use the stuff the powerful ones are using. This is the way how they remain "in power"... oh and besides, sure... Google is doing a lot for security... especially "their own security", so... at some point no one can block their advertisement anymore because of a "locked" codebase which will not allow for it.
What i want to say with all those hints and stories... the mass is usually fully supporting the ones already strong in order to balance out their own weakness... like a universal law. A company which is truly seeking out power simply knowns how to "control" the environment... and i have to admit... the strongest ones are insanely successful... which is not a coincidence... because they know how to become supported.
Yes i use Firefox (sure, very safe because most hackers are to lazy attacking it... it is simply not used by the masses) and GOG... but the majority is clearly not.
Good example: Google... is by far the most powerful "internet-power" available and its power is still growing. Roughly about 85% of its income is done by advertisement and its entire purpose is to provide its users and the whole net with advertisement. This is mainly done by control and controlling the entire environment including every standard involved. So... almost any browser for example is using a Chromium based "code base" which makes all the browers using it "perfectly optimized" for... and even MS or Apple is bowing down in front of this massive force... so even those are taking over "Chromium Standards"... kinda the same way the gamer base is bowing down to the power Steam got.
There are a few "stubborn" companies... yes... such as GOG or Firefox... which are using "different standards" and because there is so few support those standards are not working to well. However... the users having a powerful system who does not go down to its knees if there is lack of optimization... may not care if it is "Chromium", Steam... or simply Firefox or GOG... they can chose whatever they enjoy without serious consequences.
The mass... the majority... will have to use the ones with "biggest power" as they lack own power... which means to use the stuff the powerful ones are using. This is the way how they remain "in power"... oh and besides, sure... Google is doing a lot for security... especially "their own security", so... at some point no one can block their advertisement anymore because of a "locked" codebase which will not allow for it.
What i want to say with all those hints and stories... the mass is usually fully supporting the ones already strong in order to balance out their own weakness... like a universal law. A company which is truly seeking out power simply knowns how to "control" the environment... and i have to admit... the strongest ones are insanely successful... which is not a coincidence... because they know how to become supported.
Yes i use Firefox (sure, very safe because most hackers are to lazy attacking it... it is simply not used by the masses) and GOG... but the majority is clearly not.
Post edited 2 days ago by Xeshra