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A comment on Apple’s Social Network. Parent comment

Re:Apple’s Social Network by macintux on Monday November 05, 2018 @02:46PM (#18385303)
> Companies should concentrate on fleecing customers

This mentality is a problem. Companies have many valid motivations, and certainly profit is one, but long-term success is rarely predicated on gouging customers.

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Re:Apple’s Social Network by PavlovsCat on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @05:44AM (#18389842)
> This mentality is a problem.

How is that a "mentality"? How is it a problem?

> but long-term success is rarely predicated on gouging customers

It being predicated by gouging is not a claim of mine, success being accompanied by gouging it is enough. Would you say fleecing customers is "rare"?

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Re:Apple’s Social Network by moolcool on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @02:05PM (#18401350)
>long-term success is rarely predicated on gouging customers

Razor blades, Inkjet cartridges, sunglasses, broadband internet/telecom, most luxury goods, payday loans, the entire diamond industry

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