• @Clown_Tempura@lemmy.world
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    32 years ago

    Oh sweet, it’s dot.com 2.0. Grab your popcorn, it’s time for the internet to implode… again! Never ever underestimate shareholders’ willingness to self-destruct a product for short-term profit.

    • @KingScoob@lemmy.world
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      12 years ago

      Similar to what happened after the last dot com crash, it’ll be interesting to see how the internet evolves and what comes next.

    • @piecat@lemmy.world
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      02 years ago

      It’s called fiduciary duty and it’s why every mega company sucks.

      Cut costs by replacing cashiers with self checkout? Write a fat check to the shareholders! Then, shoplifting is becoming an even bigger issue from the self checkout… Cut costs again by preventing shoplifting by having people man the self checkout! Write another fat check to the shareholders!

      Nevermind that it would have been easier and cheaper to just keep the system we had. Looking at you, Target.

      • @Demdaru@lemmy.world
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        12 years ago

        Hey, but self-checkouts are good. Dunno how they use them at target, but at shops I go to they allow me to get to the shop, grab what I need and leave within 5 minutes.

        And not so sure with cheaper. Again from my experience, shops have a setup of 6 self-checkouts per 1 employee.

      • TwilightVulpine
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        12 years ago

        Fiduciary duty is an absolute circus. Obligating companies to maximize profits at the expense of the wider society is the exact opposite of how law should work.