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> I don't understand how being acquired by Apple helps further that goal. It doesn't. I will found a company just to have it acquired, so my press release can

> I don't understand how being acquired by Apple helps further that goal. It doesn't. I will found a company just to have it acquired, so my press release can be: > We had to choose between making shitloads of money, enough to not care about anything ever again, or let you continue seeing slightly more accurate weather. Guess what we chose, sucker! Thanks for giving us money, see you never.

yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
As a user, I would actually be far less offended by such an honest statement. I find it difficult to blame people for wanting money, and trivial to demonize them for lying about it.
- StavrosK 7y ago
  Yeah, exactly. I would appreciate them saying "we know this sucks, but it was a shitload of money, what would you do?".
- viklove 7y ago
  > I find it difficult to blame people for wanting money This is not a universal constant, but it is something that unfettered capitalism idealizes.