I know someone who went to Unity after being laid-off from 20th Century due to the Disney acquisition. True talent is being tossed around by the whims of executives and the economic climate.
May the march of open source continue on so that in becomes even more easy to make enjoyable and interesting experiences as a one person show!
It's unfortunate but true, there will be a lot of dross retained because they are seen as 'team players'. To me that translates to 'incapable of independent thought' and certainly not capable of pulling your ass out of the proverbial fire when push comes to shove.
Yes, this is true. This is how Microsoft and Oracle became what they are-- creativity all pushed out to better places, and only the paper pushers remain to keep the lights just barely on.