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2016-06-10 , 12:22
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Originally Posted by marxian View Post
No, I could give you (at least) ten examples for every ten examples you give me, because abandoning products that don't make enough money (not neccessarily a loss, just less than the opportunity cost of not moving on to something else) is a matter of routine in business, especially in this area.
OK, fair enough.

if you are simply going to say that abandoning a project due to the profit motive is justified
Yes, I am. For a very simple reason: honesty. Business says, "I do X to make money". It does not pretend to do X out of altruistic motives. Making money on X is always the implied condition. If business does not make enough money on X (or, as you say, thinks it can make more on Y), it tries Y. For the customer, buying X always carries that inherent risk and the customer should understand it.

Compare it with, "I do X for the common good". The only implied condition I see there is the common good bit. It implies that I may stop doing X if it is no longer for the common good. But hey, I see a more exciting Y coming along! Screw X and the common good!
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