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They couldn’t say that because saying it explicitly would hurt their core business

• hyperhopper 4y ago
  Which is ridiculous. Why would clear communication like that hurt their business? Because that would lead to more customer outrage than this? What a ridiculous point we've reached as a society if we can't take clear communication and we give incentives to lie to us.
  • judge2020 4y ago
    It's not that society, or even we as HN commenters, have decided that "this is fine" because they weren't as blunt as they could have been, but they're minimizing the overall negative emotions. By having excuses and saying they're still donating $x a year, some percentage of readers who would have started to look for products elsewhere will instead go "sad, but the impact is minimal" and likely won't second-guess using Amazon for purchases.
  • wpietri 4y ago
    What if we legitimately object to the truth about their motives and/or behavior? Why would it be on us to coddle zillion-dollar corporations? It's not my job to make it easy for them to be terrible.
• sincarne 4y ago
  This announcement falls into a category I like to call “we are closing to serve you better.”
  • yencabulator 4y ago
    Sounds like one of those convenience fees I have to pay in the US all the time. Very convenient to me to have to pay more!