Boston Unity Group Disbands After 13 Years Due to Lost Trust in Unity Technologies

The Boston Unity Group, the oldest Unity user group, is dissolving after 13 years due to eroded trust in Unity.
Unity's recent fee structure changes and focus on profits over developers has damaged trust.
Even after Unity partially rolled back the fee changes, many developers say they still don't trust the company.
Developers feel Unity ignored their feedback before announcing the initial fee changes.
Unity says it will try to regain trust through actions, but many developers feel the damage is irreparable.

arstechnica.com

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