Can they tell the differences between installs or can’t they? Either way, they’re definitely lying to their users.
In my opinion, it’s bad either way for different reasons
If they do tell the difference, then there is some tracking built into the machine that runs the engine, which is bad for the application user
If they don’t tell the difference, then there will be exploits for intentionally reinstall multiple times, which is bad for the application developers
It’s still bad for their profit margins when their stocks fall by 8% in one day, when major indie developers announce they’ll be moving their current projects off of Unity and future developers are deterred from using their software in the first place.
Whether they care about money or care about public relations, their shooting themselves in the foot on both counts.
Wow, 8 whole percent. And started going back up shortly after.
This should have been a 50% event. Sounds like the backlash hasn’t been severe enough yet and wall street thinks it’s probably mostly fine.
