>"I see this argument a lot of time but I still don't really know how exactly that redeems companies bad business practices and user hostility." It's not suppo

>"I see this argument a lot of time but I still don't really know how exactly that redeems companies bad business practices and user hostility." It's not supposed to redeem them, that's where you took a wrong turn. >"What is the purpose of this argument? Saying that it's ok? If not, what else?" I believe the purpose is to tell people to "relax, it'll solve itself", or perhaps: "relax, if there was no coercion, then this is precisely what the market wants, or is willing to bear"