Unity CEO John Riccitiello 'retiring' from company weeks after pricing controversy
Unity CEO John Riccitiello 'retiring' from company weeks after pricing controversy
Unity has announced the departure of its CEO John Riccitiello, just weeks after the company became mired in controversy…
I strongly suspect this is just damage control and that there's no meaningful change whatsoever.
Companies using a scapegoat to deflect criticism is a tale as old as capitalism.
130My only argument against your opinion, is that he actually has a trackable history of poor performance as a CEO and a trackable record of very bad monetization schemes. He's the reason EA is the way it is.
This isn't the first company he's ruined the reputation of.
Granted, the board that elected him is still there. That's an issue that will persist for a while.
74My only argument against your opinion, is that he actually has a trackable history of poor performance as a CEO and a trackable record of very bad monetization schemes.
...which could be because he has offered this service to many boards in the past.
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Him being fired is a necessary step for unity to regain an ounce of trust
3Well ... yes, that's what I'm saying. From a corporate perspective, they will do whatever it takes to profit.
I just don't see this as a meaningful change, and I don't think it should be interpreted as such.
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Hope his golden parachute doesn't open
34Good. Whoever thought he would be a good CEO at Unity should also be fired. Time to clean house and promote people who have a fucking clue.
26So which company will he destroy next? He devastated EA before he did all this to Unity if I'm not mistaken.
I hope people will still learn from this and come to Godot and help making it a better game engine __
23I misread your last sentence and thought you wanted him with the godot team.
10Haha, o god, no. Bit a guy like him would probably not even for a second think about working for them even of they would give him 100% of the funding they receive now (50k?)
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Too late, Unity ain't getting that lost trust back up anytime soon.
17He heavily endorsed the bad decision made by Unity and his comments really didn't help the situation so this is a welcome decision. Of course this will likely not change Unity's direction.
14@chloyster good, he's been a plague on the industry. When you see your customers as wallets with legs you are bad for the people and bad for the company.
11Good. Fuck him- I hope he retires from the industry
7We did it Patrick! We saved the town.
1He almost destroyed EA. Switched to Unity and almost destroyed Unity. Now what project does he join next?
0Maybe Comcast, Facebook or Twitter? Do something good for a change.
0I hope he goes to nestle.
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