They took a useful thing that was providing value to people, and broke it for no other reason than to see how people reacted.
I mean, it's not that unethical; that's a big word to be throwing around. It's just kind of a dick move.
I mean, it's not that unethical; that's a big word to be throwing around. It's just kind of a dick move.
You're pretty much describing the foundation of science: breakig stuff that's working just to see what happens.
That said, I don't think I'd call this particular experiment unethical, because it was a free mortgage calculator app and I can't imagine people depending that much on it. Calling it a dick move seems more apt. Then again, who knows...