XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   badgolferman  wrote:   
   > Chris  wrote:   
   >> badgolferman  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> If I was innocent of wrong doing and had all that money, I’d be paying   
   >>> lawyers to keep my name and reputation clean, rather than giving it to the   
   >>> government and looking guilty.   
   >>   
   >> Remember civil suits in the US aren't about right or wrong, but about   
   >> persuasion. Can you persuade the jury/judge not to find against you?   
   >>   
   >> Also fighting a court case is long-winded, expensive and completely outside   
   >> of your control.   
   >>   
   >> Paying off frivolous lawsuits is a running cost of large business in the   
   >> US.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   > You assume the cases against Apple are frivolous,   
      
   Many will be, but not all.   
      
   > because well, Apple can’t   
   > be doing anything unethical.   
      
   No-one is claiming that. Being sued lots doesn't imply anything other than   
   you're nice juicy target.   
      
   What large company would you deem as "ethical"?   
      
   > As we have seen with the battery issue, Apple   
   > is fully capable of being unethical and taking advantage of consumers.   
      
   How was it unethical? They made a decision which they thought was a benefit   
   to users: stop the phone crashing. They should have managed it better and   
   perhaps done it differently. It wasn't unethical IMO.   
      
   > The   
   > consumer and tax payer is always the one getting screwed.   
      
   Americans prefer small government and this is the consequence. Shareholders   
   and the bottom line is prioritised over customers. Don't like it? Vote   
   differently.   
      
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