Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura...
by toss1 on Sunday January 03, 2021 @12:05PM
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> Why should I blame the restaurant for that?
Of course, you should not and you would not
But, to paraphrase PT Barnum: no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the average populous.
There are a sufficiently large portion of the customer base who either lack the intelligence or just do not care enough to figure out what is the source of the problem, and will happily blame the restaurant, and broadcast that erroneous blame in person and online. More than enough of these to ruin a restaurant's reputation and business.
That is why this law is a good thing.
My product or service, I should have the right to control it's distribution up to and including it's first sale (especially if it is not a commodity).
Of course, you should not and you would not
But, to paraphrase PT Barnum: no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the average populous.
There are a sufficiently large portion of the customer base who either lack the intelligence or just do not care enough to figure out what is the source of the problem, and will happily blame the restaurant, and broadcast that erroneous blame in person and online. More than enough of these to ruin a restaurant's reputation and business.
That is why this law is a good thing.
My product or service, I should have the right to control it's distribution up to and including it's first sale (especially if it is not a commodity).