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> Right now, that is all technically possible, so they'd be defrauding their shareholders if they didn't try. Can you expand on this? Are you saying that if a
by markbnj 5y ago
> Right now, that is all technically possible, so they'd be defrauding their shareholders if they didn't try.
Can you expand on this? Are you saying that if a business opportunity exists and a company elects not to pursue it that constitutes defrauding shareholders? I would have thought it constituted nothing more than a disagreement over strategy.
- sodality2 5y agoIt sounds like a sarcastic statement of the "profits not gained is profit lost" mindset and that shareholders would be upset, not literally a crime.
- jrockway 5y agoYup, you're exactly right. I wrote it without thinking much (but wasn't fully serious), and didn't realize it would generate this much discussion. That's my bad for being a little careless with my rant. Thanks for clarifying it a little on my behalf.