Unity Backpedals on Its Horrible Plan for Game Install Fees Amid Developer Backlash
Unity Backpedals on Its Horrible Plan for Game Install Fees Amid Developer Backlash
Unity CEO John Riccitiello reportedly sold thousands of shares of stock in the weeks ahead of the fee announcement.
Unity Backpedals on Its Horrible Plan for Game Install Fees Amid Developer Backlash::Unity CEO John Riccitiello reportedly sold thousands of shares of stock in the weeks ahead of the fee announcement.
Step 1: Propose an incredibly stupid, greedy, unpopular move that gets everyone pissed off.
Step 2: Announce a change of plans due to the feedback, and implement your original less stupid, greedy, unpopular move.
This was my theory too.
CEO should not be compensated in shares because they have insider information and can benefit from manipulation. It has always been a recipe for disaster.
I feel like no executive should be able to exercise their stock options while they still work at the company.
If I were a developer, the fact that Unity seriously considered doing this means I would stop using it as soon as possible. Even if they reverted it now, they can't be trusted to not try something similarly shitty later.
Godot is open source, hope this news boost its development
Their development fund apparently doubled and every developer realizes the value of open source tooling now. I’d think it’s going to get plenty of attention, both in terms of development and contributions to the wider ecosystem.
Even if they actually backpedaled, I don’t care! They’ve already shown what they’re willing to try to get away with. Even if they didn’t succeed, it says a lot about where their head is, and I can’t trust a company like that.
I keep seeing this thing about the CEO selling shares. It was an automatic sell that was preplanned way in advance. That's what the rule 10b-5 trading plan means in the disclosures.
I don't see how this is a defense. If it's scheduled, he knows it's happening. He could have just delayed the announcement until the day after his shares were scheduled to sell, and the intention is the same. Having a schedule doesn't exempt you from insider trading, it's a procedure that needs to be followed.
On the other hand, the better defense here is that he's a multi millionaire or billionaire, and he sold like $80k worth of shares. If he was really intending to dump, he'd be selling like 100x this amount.
It was a cancellable automatic sell. Which means it's just a way to make insider trading legal. Everything is legal if you're rich.
Too late, on my way to Godot, lesson 3, bye-bye suckas.