Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by NOT innovating

Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by nicoburns on Monday November 27, 2023 @06:15AM (#38430954)

In my mind, big corporates tend to be large corporations of wealth controlled by few people. And shareholders on average are the same. And therefore neither ought to be considered likely to be particularly effective.

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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by geysersam on Monday November 27, 2023 @07:01AM (#38431278)

Best would be if the company increased salaries, then their employees could invest themselves in stuff that actually benefit them, boosting the real economy.

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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by txnf on Monday November 27, 2023 @07:42AM (#38431630)

higher salaries would be captured by landlords.

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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by nicoburns on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:10AM (#38432390)

Only because there is under-supply of housing at the moment. If we built more houses then landlords wouldn't be able to charge higher rent just because people had more money.

To be clear, I think that we need to address both of these issues: general wealth distribution and lack of affordable housing.

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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by duped on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:40PM (#38435365)

A majority of the population's landlord is the bank that holds their mortgage, and they don't just raise your mortgage payment because your income increases.

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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by refurb on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:34AM (#38432654)

Most big corporations are owned by institutional investors which represent the 401ks and pension plans of your average citizen.

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