For those not familiar with it, the fable is that the scorpion asks the frog to help it cross a river, it stings the frog, the frog asks why since they'll both drown, the scorpion says it's my nature to do so.

A corporation's nature is determined by their business model.

If you want to apply that fable to, say, Apple's relationship with independent repair shops, I'd 100% agree.

> They don’t have any significant advertising business.

This refutes that they're the scorpion in this relationship.