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> With all the praise Brother laser printers get for being just a damn printer, I wonder what the end game is for some of those businesses. Why does a company
by II2II 5y ago
> With all the praise Brother laser printers get for being just a damn printer, I wonder what the end game is for some of those businesses.
Why does a company need an end game? That implies there are winners and losers, with the winner taking all. Shouldn't we be striving for a more diverse business environment, where there is credible competition to help keep the actions of businesses in check? Wouldn't this be a healthier environment for businesses as well, since they could focus upon long term sustainability?
- burnished 5y agoWell, two thoughts. 1) long term sustainability matters more to stakeholders than it does to shareholders 2) you need an endgame because its compete or get out-competed, so a company that had better, more consumer focused practices holistically might close after a rough patch, leaving more competitively fit companies behind. Tragedy of the commons. Its why we need government that isn't business controlled, to care for the common good and help steer against problems where local incentives drive everyone to a stable but sort of terrible state.