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I dont think this article questions if this is legal. Many companies do things that are Legal but are perhaps unethical or just not aligned with consumer intere
by petermcneeley 5y ago
I dont think this article questions if this is legal. Many companies do things that are Legal but are perhaps unethical or just not aligned with consumer interests.
Your focus on legality to me is completely irrelevant at this stage. People want to discuss if this decision was a good idea or bad idea.
- beebmam 5y agoI don't care for moralizing. If you're not going to make a legal argument, I really couldn't care less. Companies aren't ethical; they obey laws. That's all they will do. Often, ethics become law. If you care about this at all, figure out what laws you want and organize to pass them.
- petermcneeley 5y agoSince you replied so will I. Take example this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9072424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9072424 It actually doesnt matter if its legal or not for them to be doing this. Whats important is for customers be fully aware of whats going on and to make a choice (purchase or not). The opinion of customers will undoubtably shape that companies future decisions. So companies do much more than obey laws and follow contract or EULA. The respond to their customers and users based on their perceptions and feedback.
- chrismcb 5y agoCompanies do more to than just obey laws. Or rather, what is legal or illegal isn't the issue. Places like Reddit have banned legal speech, just because. There was no law saying they had to. They did it because they wanted to. Making this a legal issue, it only discussing legal issues is weird