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The Synology End Game

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452 points amacbride | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 06:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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codeflo ◴[29 Aug 25 08:13 UTC] No.45061494[source]▶
The year is 2025. Delivering a good product is not considered profitable enough anymore. If a company or product is beloved by customers then that means it doesn't squeeze them to the max. This is clearly money left on the table that someone will sooner or later extract. High-end brands are not exempt from this.
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atlasduo ◴[29 Aug 25 08:25 UTC] No.45061575[source]▶
Easily explained: when times are tough, delivering growth naturally is hard. Squeezing the customer is the lowest hanging fruit.

Sure, long term reputation is severely damaged, but why would decision makers care? Product owners interests are not aligned with interests of the company itself. Squeeze the customer, get your miniscule growth, call it "unlocking value", get your bonus, slap it onto your resume and move on to the next company. Repeat until retirement.

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_def ◴[29 Aug 25 22:08 UTC] No.45069970[source]▶
This is depressing, but feels accurate. How do we collectively get out of this mess?
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1. ranger_danger ◴[30 Aug 25 15:31 UTC] No.45075494{3}[source]▶
I think there's actually no point in being profitable, it always seems to lead to even more greed, power and corruption.

Better to have a heart, care more about your customers, don't put profits first, but still make enough to keep the lights on.

I think that would make everyone happier anyways.