Yes, we need NIP configuration management. No way to keep up with NIPs, anymore. Pure chaos.
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That's how they demoralize the competition.
Big corporations do stuff like this, all the time. Fiddle with the regulations, to stymie smaller competition.
Year 1: All of the measuring sticks need to be 4 feet long.
Year 2: All measuring sticks need to be 3 feet long. *everyone cuts the sticks down*
Year 3: All measuring sticks need to be 5 feet long. *half the companies go bankrupt because they can't afford to buy new sticks*