Precedents set by private companies mean absolutely nothing. Precedents set by a court of law have legal bearing, but they may also be challenged or changed (as

Precedents set by private companies mean absolutely nothing. Precedents set by a court of law have legal bearing, but they may also be challenged or changed (as long as they’re not judged to be unconstitutional, at least in the US). Worrying about precedent setting by private corporations is like premature optimization: there are bigger problems to focus on.