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Yes, the whole point of abuse, and why there's a social taboo against it, is that it works. It achieves its desired effect.

Microsoft is also a deeply abusive corporation. The discussion was not about them, though.




So, any profiting and market segmentation is abuse?

The same word we use for raping kids?

Give off.


No, not any profiting is abuse. I thought I made that quite clear. With apologies for quoting myself:

> If it were a boutique shop I wouldn't call it abusive. It's a combination of the bad behavior and the exercise of raw power that makes it so.

I was raped as a kid, friend. Many times.


> I was raped as a kid, friend. Many times.

and many of my friends were, which is why I would prefer we keep words with strong meaning quite strong.

A company operating as a company, not even unethically in this case is too far away.




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