[quartesixte]

Union camera, sound, lighting, makeup, costume, directors, editors, screenwriters. Literally almost impossible to make a film outside of union rules in LA.

It works for film due to some historical circumstances but don’t known if it will work for software

[avidiax]

Film and software seem like very similar businesses. Very high development costs, near-zero unit costs.

[KptMarchewa]

Maybe in the 80s, with discrete versions sold physically. With the internet it's not similar. Maybe TV.

Movies are done and gone, software can live and need updates forever.