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0 pointsXylakant9y ago0 comments

That doesn't mean that customers can't be annoyed being sold for stupid. The release announcement forgets to mention that collaborators are now costly - either a stupid oversight or part of the positive spin.

A good marketing department should display things in a positive fashion, but they should also strive to be honest, so they're not loosing credibility.

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dommer9y ago

"loosing credibility" is subjective in this case. Some orgs/people will be better off, some won't.

I recall GitHub doing some extensive research on what their customer based wanted. This is most likely the outcome of that research.

If I were to migration our org. over we would be worse off. Even with that I don't think this move is disingenuous. Poorly thought through perhaps?

XylakantOP9y ago

> Even with that I don't think this move is disingenuous.

I never said that I consider the move disingenuous. Almost no change will unilaterally benefit everybody. I dislike the communication that reads as if the change is unilaterally beneficial - where it clearly is not.

dommer9y ago

I didn't say you did. Well, I don't think I did. Either way, we agree it wasn't disingenuous. I'd also agree this change won't be beneficial to all.

And GitHub is also allowing everyone to make a choice. "...you'll have at least 12 months notice before any mandated change to your plan."

spraak9y ago

I see it is honest and very positive and supportive

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0 pointsXylakant9y ago0 comments

A good marketing department should display things in a positive fashion, but they should also strive to be honest, so they're not loosing credibility.

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dommer9y ago

"loosing credibility" is subjective in this case. Some orgs/people will be better off, some won't.

I recall GitHub doing some extensive research on what their customer based wanted. This is most likely the outcome of that research.

If I were to migration our org. over we would be worse off. Even with that I don't think this move is disingenuous. Poorly thought through perhaps?

XylakantOP9y ago

> Even with that I don't think this move is disingenuous.

dommer9y ago

I didn't say you did. Well, I don't think I did. Either way, we agree it wasn't disingenuous. I'd also agree this change won't be beneficial to all.

And GitHub is also allowing everyone to make a choice. "...you'll have at least 12 months notice before any mandated change to your plan."

spraak9y ago

I see it is honest and very positive and supportive

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