[jeffclark]

> Also good to know that there will literally ALWAYS be people willing to minimize the broken promises of corporations

At some point, people realize that corporations exist to maximize profit and not necessarily for the good of the customer.

[enraged_camel]

Then why are they making promises for the good of the customer?

There are plenty of corporations who don't make such promises.

[velik_m]

To maximize the profits?

[snowwrestler]

I think the Guardian knows what a corporation is. That does not imply that they can't complain about corporate decisions.

[wdr1]

> At some point, people realize that corporations exist to maximize profit and not necessarily for the good of the customer.

Trite, but disputed by many (most?) leading authorities, including Peter Drucker.

http://www.humanresourcesiq.com/drucker-on-management/column...

[pbhjpbhj]

>that corporations exist to maximize //

Some, probably most, not all.

[derscheister]

Exactly which company doesn't exist to maximize profit?

[reddit_clone]

Those two don't have to be mutually exclusive you know..

Killing the goose is never maximizing profit.