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Re:Despite best efforts .NET is still not an open platform by simonh on Thursday June 16, 2022 @05:56AM (#31764207)
They've bee caught using wood from companies logging illegally yes, but that's just as much an enforcement issue in these countries as it is on IKEA to manage it's supply chain.

Also using tainted wood isn't the only thing IKEA has ever done, just as breaking the speed limit or parking illegally isn't he only thing I've ever done. If you were held to a "one strike and you're out" good/evil standard would you really stand up? I know I wouldn't.

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Re:Despite best efforts .NET is still not an open platform by legulere on Thursday June 16, 2022 @07:27AM (#31764741)
Intermediaries are often just an easy way to get out of liability. It can happen to small companies that you don't know about or are powerless to your supplier's illegal practices. With big companies you know and have the power, which makes it your responsibility and you being part of the problem.

There's also a trend to give big companies liability for their supply chains. Germany just enacted a supply chain law last year and there are talks about similar laws for the EU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_Chain_Act

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Re:Despite best efforts .NET is still not an open platform by simonh on Thursday June 16, 2022 @07:50AM (#31764892)
Yep, that's fair enough. I don't buy "therefore evil" though, companies like the people they are composed of are complicated.
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