Re: [Nolug] Something that would never happen here

From: Mark A. Hershberger <mah_at_everybody.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:53:42 -0500
Message-ID: <8765naab09.fsf@superman.everybody.org>

"James" <jveillo@bellsouth.net> writes:

> The US Corporate mantra, with a few exceptions, is 'maximize profit'. This
> mantra often means shrink the product so that more profit is an inherent
> outcome.

But the move by the Finnish company /is/ an effort towards more
profit. They lower their churn rate and attract new clients. That's
maximizing profits.

(Another famous Finnish company, Nokia, does pretty good at maximizing
profits, too, by keeping executive compensation low.)

Mark.

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you create morbidity.			     -- G.K. Chesterson
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