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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

there hadn't really been decades of enshittification of gaming at that point

I would argue that is exactly what companies like Softkey and PopCap were doing well before 2009.

Microsoft wanted to start tracking logins and program launches well before Windows 8 but were prevented from including things like the .Net Passport in Windows XP due to an injunction in 1998.

Even crap like BonziBuddy was getting slapped on the wrist for collecting information on people under 13 in 2004.

FarmVille was just one of the first to get away with it.