No need for them to chase the next big platform like reddit/facebook/google+, and no need to create “official accounts” on each.
I see that DJI has a sub on reddit for example, but you need to register an account on reddit to post there. With the fediverse, you as a customer need only one account and you could access the instance of multiple companies. DJI could run its own instance, make their rules, federate whoever they want, (will probably allow respectable instances only, like what kbin aspires to be) and that’s it, they don’t have to adapt to the changing rules of reddit, of twitter, of facebook. They have one point for publishing, with full control over it, with video, firmware downloads, tech support, etc.
It’s so much easier for them. A perfect neutral territory, no weird jurisdiction, no worries of being muted by a Trump for example who would impose a boycott like he did on Huawei.
I just had a horrible idea… what if Microsoft offered you the possibility of creating a federated account for you, on their own instance, for free, for example as you install Windows or activate a Microsoft service somewhere? Microsoft would carry the most weight around all instances, by default.
Omg, I created a monster!
cough Meta cough
That would be horrible and I’d have switched to BSD quicker than the screen would load on the Windows Install prompt
You switched from BSD to Windows???
I used BSD briefly and liked it. I am using Windows now as an obligation (personal circumstances)
Honestly, it’d be pretty neat if Microsoft setup their own instance and consolidated all of their communities onto it. The user part is optional. Since it was federated, you could post to it from other instances (right…? Provided they don’t get black listed).
I feel like Microsoft has 10 different community forums for all different aspects of their business. Centralizing it onto an instance like this with magazines for each would actually be reallllllly helpful.
It probably wouldn’t happen but that might be cool. It would be a lot easier for people to get into the fediverse if they already have an account.