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I would argue that it's not about intent. The most reliable way to predict the behavior of a corporation is to expect them to take the action which will optima
by skohan 6y ago
I would argue that it's not about intent. The most reliable way to predict the behavior of a corporation is to expect them to take the action which will optimally help their bottom line.
So for instance, the team building VSCode might be the most altruistic FOSS diehards on the planet, but that doesn't matter if the people managing them see an opportunity to leverage their work to profit MS at the expense of developers.
- jmeister 6y agoOptimally help their stock price*, which is supposed to factor in longer term effects including developer community goodwill etc.
- skohan 6y agoIf you have compelling evidence of corporations choosing long-term "good will" over short term profits I would be very interested to see it
- john_miller 6y agoevery generous return policy by a shop every PR action free(as in beer) software (e.g. visual studio) charitable donations (e.g. google to wikipedia) not pressing charges for rampant cracking (photoshop used by students/children) diversity photo ops/hiring practices non-firing of incompetent employees free workshops or tours for the public/children
- naikrovek 6y agoThose are almost all tax deductions or are required by law.