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At first it came off a bit whiney, but I watched the entire thing and I'm glad I did. It shows a pattern of carelessness and in some cases complete douchebaggery of LMG.

What they did to Billet Labs is absolutely un-fucking excusable. LMG and Linus, in particular, needs to be mercilessly shamed for that until Billet Labs gets a clear and unequivocal apology and paid restitution for damages. Fucking shameful. What a bunch of pricks.

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[–] peter@feddit.uk 44 points 11 months ago (17 children)
[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 20 points 11 months ago (3 children)

This response at least answers the most important question. They are paying Billet for the prototype. Personally I think they should do more than cover the raw cost, but at least they have done something.

[–] mom@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 11 months ago

They should cover R&D costs too, not just the cost of manufacture and materials.

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