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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or Disney. Or Adobe. Or Autodesk. Or even Apple.

This is like a gang of thieves letting the public know they're planning to open a bank.

I think the only credit these companies deserve when it comes to creating open standards is that their business models were predatory enough to inspire many developers to create FOSS alternatives to their highly proprietary offerings.