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> The real solution is for Microsoft to treat its customers with a bit more respect. This company (like most other companies) operates out of greed, and that d
by siempreb 7y ago
> The real solution is for Microsoft to treat its customers with a bit more respect.
This company (like most other companies) operates out of greed, and that doesn't go well with respect. They're just trying to milk as much as they can from you.
- psv1 7y agoYou can make a profit and treat your customers well.
- Draiken 7y agoI'd argue that's only valid if you're a small company. Once you're a huge corporation with tons of stakeholders, it seems inevitable that you will compromise customers in favor of profits sooner or later.
- psv1 7y agoI feel like this attitude lets big companies off the hook in a way. Yes, as the company grows it becomes more likely that they'll make these compromises, but that doesn't mean it's inevitable.
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoShareholders will vote in someone who will compromise.
- Draiken 7y agoWhile I agree it seems like it lets them off the hook, that's not on them, it's on the society that shrugs that off as "normal". But if you follow the logical path from capitalism, it is most definitely inevitable. There is no way to maximize profits without hurting the users. If one company does the right thing, another will take it's place because it will generate more profit. Can you imagine a CEO constantly telling it's shareholders that they will not increase profits because they want to "treat customers more fairly"? He'd be sacked in the first opportunity.
- JohnFen 7y agoI didn't read that as letting big companies off the hook. Just the opposite, I read that as a strong condemnation of big companies.