The question itself seems to be focused on disproving the idea, by distorting the quote and requiring a negative answer based on technicalities. Corporations m

The question itself seems to be focused on disproving the idea, by distorting the quote and requiring a negative answer based on technicalities. Corporations may not be legally obligated to maximize profits for shareholders, but they still are forced to do it for reasons explained well by the second most voted answer[1]. That means that in practice "legally obligated" and "obligated" cause the same result. .1: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/8253/67409 https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/8253/67409