It doesn't need to be stated. From reading the more detailed comments about the cases one can draw their conclusions.
There is no need for simple 'because they are evil'-comments. It doesn't help discussion.
There is no need for simple 'because they are evil'-comments. It doesn't help discussion.
A causal reader might not be aware of how hypocritical certain operators are in the IT space and are reading this for the first time.
Just because it's obvious TO YOU doesn't mean it's obvious to everyone.
Though I do agree that lots of "because they're evil" comments do not add to the discussion.
Personally I think downvoting should be done carefully and not because the downvoter disagrees with the comment.
I agree. I just forget occasionally.
Usually these comments are much more concise than whatever fluff article is linked. (Or they provide some required context for posts that are very much in need of it.)
'They just want money' is too simplistic even if that is the case, because can they afford to keep doing this to everyone? Is there a strategy? And if it becomes a bandwagon of people with simple explanations there will be resistance towards anyone who figures out what could be their reasoning.
Maybe it doesn't increase the level of discussion here, but maybe there's value in steering the scarce resource of intelligent conversants toward more productive threads? Additionally, getting people up to speed on corporate citizenship of various companies is an ongoing process, an ambient meta conversation that pervades many conversations.