[tachyonbeam]

Not sure what these companies are thinking. They might not realize, but some small companies get big. Some of the young engineers of today will be the CEOs of tomorrow. The people who are getting shitty support from Xilinx and Qualcomm right now are likely not to want to do business with them later. Furthermore, some big companies actually do listen to what the engineers have to say. IMO, big tech companies are failing to understand why you should try to have the technical people be on your side.