Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
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Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
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Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
#2Figma’s dev mode was just a way to take existing functionality and gate it behind a higher price point under the guise of “new functionality”.
As a developers i found it simpler to access css from figma via the old inspect vs. having to toggle in and out of dev mode.
It is shady to take a commonly used feature and move it behind a higher tier after years of offering to people already giving you money. Just classic VC driven startups trying to screw over its loyal customers.
Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
#3So this is the enshitification stage of Figma? Weren’t they already profitable? They should be ashamed to switch from product excellence to vendor lock in.
Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
#4And so a replacement is born. I give it 2 years.
Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
#5So this is the enshitification stage of Figma? Weren’t they already profitable? They should be ashamed to switch from product excellence to vendor lock in.
When money isnt free anymore, Compute and bandwidth is very expensive. :D
Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
#6So this is the enshitification stage of Figma? Weren’t they already profitable? They should be ashamed to switch from product excellence to vendor lock in.
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Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
#7Is there a good reason for this? Seems like leaving it in is fairly low maintenance, but the introduction of Dev Mode appears to be a shitty cash grab.
As the person mentions, they're pretty deep into Figma so perhaps they believe that people will just keep eating their bad decisions.
I assume that something changed with the failed sale to Adobe? Figma seems to be enshittifying. The sale to Adobe was already dubious and obviously for the cash, despite the PR stuff they put out. Adobe also doesn't need any more market dominance so I am very glad it failed.
Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
#8So this is the enshitification stage of Figma? Weren’t they already profitable? They should be ashamed to switch from product excellence to vendor lock in.
No such thing as shame in business. I see this as a wake up call and an opening for an alternative.
Postman was cool, until they started squeezing out pennies, and now we switched to Bruno (until the cycle repeats).
The good thing is that along the way, evolution takes place. The new product moves fast, while the dominant product starts to have trouble catching up due to codebase size and legacy.
Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
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Re: Figma removed `window.figma` on view-only pages today
#10Sketch really lost because they did not want to go cross-platform..