I, for one, am happy for this merger / acquisition.
As a mobile games developer, I feel that Unity as a game engine has lost its way in the last few years, and the recent acquisitions reflect that. Instead of capitalizing on its merits and strengths - an easy-to-bootstrap multi-platform engine which is perfect for mobile development - Unity has opted to try and compete in the AAA/AAA-like market against Unreal. The recent announcments and the features actually being delivered from Unity support that strategic transition, and this leaves the engine in a state of constant conflict with itself.
Ask anyone who tried to integrate a 3rd party advertisment engine into their game and you'll understand why including a 'default' or an easy-to-bootstrap advertising and user-acquisition tool is a good move. This will hopefully streamline what is nowadays a less than ideal process. That is, if the merger will be capitalized upon instead of just serving the stock owners.
> To add a bit of perspective, from someone who sells classic video games for a living: this console's main point isn't to be affordable or play high-end games. Its target market probably already owns an OLED Switch, a Vita, PSP, every DS model and 2 or 3 Game Boys (one of which is modded with an IPS display).
I guess many of you already know but it's worth mentioning that the 2nd season of Startup Podcast is following datingring and their (quite amazing) journey:
http://gimletmedia.com/show/startup/
Hi, I'm 26 but I've had my thoughts on the matter. Mainly panic. In my country one usually have to plan from he is 18 how to save the funds for his pension and I'm concerned about the past 50 mileage.
After reading about 50% of the comments here I feel such relief. Thank for all the commenters!
I totally agree, just like Secret and Yik Yak, some will use it for harm, some to unload tension, and some just for the lolz. Only the repercussions here might get you fired. Which is probably the reason this app was invented in the first place.
Also, that's part of why I shared it. I'm an agent of chaos.