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by firesteelrain 670 days ago
No, that’s entirely unnecessary and unrealistic. This happens nearly every day between a Buyer and Seller. Entropic was basically on a Time and Materials (T&M) contract. Buyer (DEFCON) had every right to terminate when it looked like costs were starting to soar.

Entropic appears to pulling at some emotional response with their initial introduction in regards to LBGTQ, etc. That’s irrelevant information.
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krisoft 669 days ago
> Entropic was basically on a Time and Materials (T&M) contract.

What is your source for this?

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kalleboo 669 days ago
You've seen the contract?
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trickstra 669 days ago
> when it looked like costs were starting to soar.

But it appears they waited until the end.

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firesteelrain 669 days ago
This is unfortunate however it is common. DEFCON still had the right to terminate and try to salvage what they did by sending their own team. EE got in over their head.

Contractual terms and timeline should have been better. Starting this in January was probably too late. Badge issues have been common in past years.

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trickstra 669 days ago
> This is unfortunate however it is common.

It is quite common for a big entity to act shitty towards smaller makers. So *if* this is the case, DEFCON are the bad guys, no matter how common it is.

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firesteelrain 669 days ago
“Big entity to act..”

Citation needed. I have never heard this

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