That’s refreshing to see in a world of ever increasing enshittification. Wish more companies move in this direction.
That’s refreshing to see in a world of ever increasing enshittification. Wish more companies move in this direction.
Use libro.fm instead and part of your subscription goes to an independent bookstore of your choosing
This is what I try to tell people who just want the cheapest things possible. We’re voting with our dollars what kind of world we want.
Also, shipping things across the sea burns some of the worst fuel for the environment so I’d rather buy things made here and support the local economy whenever possible.
MSFT has a $3T market cap and $60B of free cash flow each year, so I doubt they’re hurting for money. This is how “growth at all costs” incentivizes myopic decision-making and doesn’t really help foster an environment where studios are willing to take creative risks. Even when they succeed (a la Hi-Fi Rush) they’re on the perpetual chopping block.
“The layoffs will continue until morale improves”
They also recently won a deal with Rakuten Mobile to supply RAN equipment in Japan
100%. Seems like phones continually get worse under the guise of “progress”. No more headphone jack or removable battery, more bloated software, anti-privacy assistants/AI. Switched to a Sony Xperia for the headphone jack alone and it’s been great, I hope they don’t follow this AI trend or else I’m out.
Same, the physical camera button and 3.5mm headphone jack on the Xperia are awesome