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minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·11 hours agoJust honor them and take the loss. The new owners did a bad deal. In many countries it would be highly illegal to cancel these contracts while continuing the business. Either liquidate the company or honor the deals. Fuck capitalism.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·7 hours agoSo you’d rather they just close the company down, so then no one can use their VPN. Big brain move.
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoThe people operating the company do not deserve to run it. Maybe they should declare bankruptcy and let somebody who will honor the contracts buy it. Allowing this kind of anti-consumer behaviour just allows them to juggle the company around to get out of contracts.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·31 minutes agoOK so you’re against the sale of the company in the first place? That’s a different story.
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 minutes agoYes I think they should just honor the contracts and make a tiny bit less profit. They could even just add some sane limits if those were not present yet.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-217 minutes agoYou have no idea about why they sold or how the financials of the business were. Of the contracts stated that the offer could be changed at the company’s choosing, are you ok with it then?
Just honor them and take the loss. The new owners did a bad deal. In many countries it would be highly illegal to cancel these contracts while continuing the business. Either liquidate the company or honor the deals. Fuck capitalism.
So you’d rather they just close the company down, so then no one can use their VPN. Big brain move.
The people operating the company do not deserve to run it. Maybe they should declare bankruptcy and let somebody who will honor the contracts buy it.
Allowing this kind of anti-consumer behaviour just allows them to juggle the company around to get out of contracts.
OK so you’re against the sale of the company in the first place? That’s a different story.
Yes I think they should just honor the contracts and make a tiny bit less profit.
They could even just add some sane limits if those were not present yet.
You have no idea about why they sold or how the financials of the business were.
Of the contracts stated that the offer could be changed at the company’s choosing, are you ok with it then?