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> Destroying other people's hardware to try to ensure your profits? No, not unethical or noteworthy at all. I said it was unethical. I say it might not be not
by simias 12y ago
> Destroying other people's hardware to try to ensure your profits? No, not unethical or noteworthy at all.
I said it was unethical.
I say it might not be noteworthy when you compare it to business who are actually hurting human beings right now: companies who destroy ecosystems, companies who employ underpayed workforce in sweatshops to increase their profit margin. Companies who sell tools and weapons used to oppress people in authoritarian countries. I could go on for a long time enumerating the list of unethical behaviors in the industry before I hit the "releasing drivers that willingly brick IP infringing copies". So yes I find your reaction a bit over the top even if you're right that they deserve to get some backlash for this type of shoddy behavior.