@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoWhich proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why?message-square536fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down119
arrow-up1394arrow-down1message-squareWhich proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square536fedilink
minus-square@ch00flink2•1 year agoI think it’s shorthand for “buddy-buddy.” Like they’re keeping it in the family and not letting any outsiders in.
minus-squareFreemanlinkfedilink2•1 year agoIt’s a general term used to denote that two companies of the same/very similar sectors are in bed with each other with an arrangement that is exclusive and specifically designed to keep outsiders out
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI have never heard the word used that way before. Thank you for the clarification.
how is it incest though?
I think it’s shorthand for “buddy-buddy.”
Like they’re keeping it in the family and not letting any outsiders in.
It’s a general term used to denote that two companies of the same/very similar sectors are in bed with each other with an arrangement that is exclusive and specifically designed to keep outsiders out
I have never heard the word used that way before. Thank you for the clarification.