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[–] PanArab@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You’d think a highly profitable company like Apple wouldn’t do this, but yet they do. Absolutely abhorrent

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Why did/how could _________ do this?"

Someone did the math, and this was more profitable.

Large corporations will almost always do whatever it takes to make $1.05 instead of $1.00.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m aware of how cold and soulless the system is. It is just that you’d assume the person making the decisions isn’t a robot.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Humans made this decision. This is not "the system". It's greedy people.