Re:Google to Invest $10B in India
by colinmhayes on Monday July 13, 2020 @01:30PM
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Companies aren't altruistic, their only purpose is to provide value to shareholders. That doesn't mean this is a greasing, it could just be google wanting more people connected to the internet so more people use their products.
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> Companies aren't altruistic, their only purpose is to provide value to shareholders.
Companies do whatever their owners tell them to do. What you are talking about one specific model of what some people think they should do and what purpose they should serve in society. A very popular and possibly even 'default' model, but only one of many.
https://blog.corplaw.ie/bid/317212/Shareholder-Stakeholder-T...
etc
that said, assuming altruism here even if there aren't immediately obvious benefits to the company would probably be a bit naive.