@cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoHP agrees million-dollar settlement over "false advertising" on PCs, keyboardswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down17
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minus-squareMagnuslinkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoIt’s not like HP is rolling in coin, but even for them $4m is probably less than they made from the actual infraction. Make it all make sense.
minus-square@Decq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish15•1 month agoThese fines should really be based on the infraction profits times 100. To make sure you ripped out all benefits of doing these scams. Company goes bankrupt? Too bad. Why would we want to keep illegally operating businesses around anyway.
minus-squareMagnuslinkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoFines are for the poor. Always have been. Rich people pay “fines” like you wipe your ass.
minus-square@Decq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-21 month agoAnd then suddenly they start complaining when a Luigi turns up
It’s not like HP is rolling in coin, but even for them $4m is probably less than they made from the actual infraction. Make it all make sense.
These fines should really be based on the infraction profits times 100. To make sure you ripped out all benefits of doing these scams. Company goes bankrupt? Too bad. Why would we want to keep illegally operating businesses around anyway.
Fines are for the poor. Always have been. Rich people pay “fines” like you wipe your ass.
And then suddenly they start complaining when a Luigi turns up