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IL-2 Sturmovik The famous combat flight simulator.

 
 
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Old 02-16-2010, 04:08 AM
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Well, nobody can tell them "don't change your API", it's their right to do so and the lines between that and an unethical business practice are quite blurry. They are selling a peripheral with the assorted interface and one could argue that this is a bundle deal, as their software is not exactly open-source.

The best way to circumvent this problem is a separate open source API for the other platforms. Then the Freetrack users wouldn't be tied to Naturalpoint's implementation changing periodically, plus if Naturalpoint convinced the game publishers not to support it they would indeed have some ground to stand on when claiming anti-competitive acts. As it is now, it might mess with a lot of users but nobody can tell them not to change sftware that effectively belongs to them for all intents and purposes.
 

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