[Info-vax] Life after Digital

[Wilm Boerhout]

Marc Schlensog mentioned  on 18-10-2009 17:48:
> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:10:03 -0400
> Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> 
>> JF Mezei wrote:
>>> My view of HP worsened quite a bit this year. Now, when cycling past
>>> their offices, I see some faceleless corporation optimised to milk
>>> customers, draw blood from employees and discard them at will.
>> You think any big corporation are different?
>>
>> They exists to maximize profit!
> 
> Isn't that what all companies are (and should be) trying to do?
> 

In a limited-view shareholder model, maybe yes. In a broader-view 
stakeholder model, certainly not! There it's *optimizing profit* that 
counts.

It is much /easier/ to maximize profit at the expense (no pun!) of, for 
example, the employees, or the environment. /Easier/ is not /better/.

/Wilm