> But we call out the mistake for what it is: underhanded marketing.
Let's call it for what it really is, then: lying in your face, at scale.
> We hold them to account by not purchasing their products.
Totally agreed. That's one of few ways to send them feedback directly. Other ways would include lawsuits or voting for regulation change.
Given that signal here is roughly proportional to amount of lost market share, complaints in this thread are a fully legit, if indirect way, of getting more people to maybe buy less of their products.
Let's call it for what it really is, then: lying in your face, at scale.
> We hold them to account by not purchasing their products.
Totally agreed. That's one of few ways to send them feedback directly. Other ways would include lawsuits or voting for regulation change.
Given that signal here is roughly proportional to amount of lost market share, complaints in this thread are a fully legit, if indirect way, of getting more people to maybe buy less of their products.