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Somewhat off-topic: Does anyone else feel the need to avoid products purely because of their maker regardless of quality? I like some Nestle products but avoid
by kodablah 9y ago
Somewhat off-topic: Does anyone else feel the need to avoid products purely because of their maker regardless of quality? I like some Nestle products but avoid them because of their maker. I am also avoiding GraalVM for the same reasons. Some things we can't avoid of course (especially those with momentum or without equal), but if I can avoid things built by companies I don't like, I will (digitally and in meatspace). Am I unreasonable?
- dijit 9y agoProbably, but there is a lot to be said for having a moral sense. I will never use Oracle products or allow them to bleed into my infrastructure for any reason for example. It's possible that this has saved my company a lot of money, it's also possible that it was completely unjustified, but given the trend of the company in question- I believe it was a positive decision. Make choices, the best you can in the moment, you can usually revisit them later.
- teddyh 9y agoRemember that “quality” does not merely mean “works right now at this very moment”, but also should mean “is safe to build on and count on to still be there and developed in a reasonable direction for many years to come”. There are many companies which should not get an ounce of that kind of trust, regardless of how useful their products are right now; very many simply can’t be trusted, for a myriad of different reasons.