Lemdro.id

1 point

5 months ago

@SuperSynthia @dvdnet62 Because for capitalism, profit is not the end, only a means to the end. The end is to accumulate sufficient capital to absorb all competitors and achieve total control of markets.

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accideath@lemmy.world

-1 points

5 months ago

Yea but like, their competitors, when it comes to operating systems are Apple, which isn’t anywhere near small enough to be obtainable by anyone and Linux and Linux-Derivatives, which are also unobtainable due to their open source nature.

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1 point

5 months ago

@accideath The point isn’t whether Microsoft will reach that end. The point is that like all capitalist enterprises it will forever strive to do so.

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accideath@lemmy.world

-1 points

5 months ago

Not all of them. Only the big and successful ones

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1 point

5 months ago

@accideath All of them. That is the definition of a capitalist enterprise.

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accideath@lemmy.world

-1 points

5 months ago

Not every larger company is automatically evil, just because they exist within a capitalist market. A lot of them are, sure. At least to some extent. But there still are privately owned enterprises that do have a conscience.

Also, calling them “capitalist” enterprises seems redundant.

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2 points

5 months ago

@accideath I’m calling them capitalist enterprises to emphasize that they are capitalist enterprises. They accumulate capital. That is what they are and defines what they do.

A capitalist enterprise does not decide it has enough and can retire and take up gardening. It is not a person. It does not have a conscience.

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