business is not a zero sum game. Companies in the same space can work together or play off of each other. Also, taking business from a competitor doesn't necessarily harm anyone. Maybe it harms the businesses bottom line but so what? If you're direct competitors and you massively kill their income then a) you have improved life for customers (given them a product they desire more) b) you probably have job openings and can cherry pick the best of your competitors workers c) in many cases it can be argued that the people at your competitor weren't doing their job very well, or they would not have been in such a poor position, so maybe it improves the workers lives to move on to something they can do, and enjoy better... it's rarely enjoyable to be at a floundering company. Remember, nobody is living a life built on a complete set of rules. EVERY path we intentionally attempt to follow is, or is based on, an oversimplified idea. If your statement is true then since most rules, laws, and guidelines are oversimplifications of what's actually needed / desired, they're "stupid"... so, what would you suggest? Throw out most of the laws? Throw out most of society's rules? They are oversimplifications, and thus are "stupid"..... or wait... maybe your claim that most oversimplifications are stupid, was in fact, an oversimplification, and thus...