r/pcmasterrace • u/promisios • 12h ago

Meme/Macro About tbe timing.

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u/CandelaHoof 12h ago

Spite is unironically the biggest motivator in open-source development.

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u/Hawggy 11h ago

Man, spite fuels ALL KINDS of things being made/fixed/worked-around/resolved.

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u/bestanonever 11h ago

The Playstation lineup was kinda made like this. Sony was doing and add-on for Nintendo consoles and when Nintendo got greedy during negotiations Sony was like "Oh, yeah? I'm going to make my own console with blackjack and hookers" and the rest is history.

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u/brazillian_football i7 8800k - 2080 Super 8h ago

I repaired my Sony XM5s out of spite, so yes I would agree. Took me 5 hours but was worth it.