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Arcane
I don't recall anyone saying that competition isn't great or that it doesn't produce benefits. My point is that so far Epic approached it the wrong way that shows lack of understanding of the market. The problem isn't that they didn't add the forums and reviews right away. The problem is that they were convinced these things weren't necessary because developers bitched about them. It shows the lack of vision and strategy.
I do agree with all that. I said that from day one, at least since the Metro deal blew up. The entire Epic enterprise seems incredibly half-assed, undercooked and poorly thought out. Looks like a sudden fit of panic more than anything else.
That said VAST majority of anti-Epic Codexers seems to resent not the execution but the very fact that competition comes with a price (a tiny one in this case). I thought you were one of those.