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These threads are so funny — let me do a TL;DR: - "Microsoft does this and that" - "Oooo, that's not fair, Google has been doing it too" - "Patents" - "Oooo
by bad_user 8y ago
These threads are so funny — let me do a TL;DR:
- "Microsoft does this and that"
- "Oooo, that's not fair, Google has been doing it too"
- "Patents"
- "Oooo, that's not fair, Oracle has been doing it too"
- "Privacy"
- "Not fair, Facebook has been doing it too"
Predictable arguments that for the purposes of judging Microsoft are irrelevant.
Look, we all know that companies are meant to turn a profit. People are meant to survive too, but in society you don't get a carte blanche to act as you see fit in order to survive or make money.
When you do shit to others, some people will never, ever forgive you. That's just how society works. So you know, in case you're in management, might do well to consider the long term ramifications of the company's actions. That's just life, sorry.
- oblio 8y agoSo you mean there can be no redemption, ever? Kind of a harsh perspective... By this logic Germany, Italy and Japan should have been nuked forever.
- sharpneli 8y agoSure there can be redemption at some point. But there must be some consequences too. Instead of just "Ok we're the good guys now". There must be the expectation that if you behave badly now it can make changing plans in the future harder. It takes time to regain trust. Right now it's nowhere near enough. Let's see after more years if they can pull it off.
- bad_user 8y agoGermany, Italy and Japan have paid war reparations and suffered both during and after the war. That's probably the dumbest comparison I've ever heard. But to answer, yes, if I were alive and if I would have suffered through the war like my grandparents before me, I couldn't have forgiven them as it would be my prerogative. So what can I say, I guess Microsoft will have to wait for those alive during the Halloween Documents to be either dead or really old.