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Why can't they stop lying....

Every corporation's shareholders are its customers. The "costumer" you refer to they refer to as "consumers". Those are merely a resource used in pursuit of profit. And like any production resource you try to spend as little for it while maximizing its utility.

Don't think for a second what you want ever enters into that equation. The only exception is where the consumers own the company, commonly known as a co-op.

I wish people would stop saying this crap. If you don't treat consumers right they walk.

Theirs a reason why alot of corporations are failing and it's due to the fact they forgot that the fucking customer is always right.

Not to mention that most executives now are highly incompetent and only care about their next paycheck.

If the person who I'm quoting is saying what they said based on today's business executives, I'd agree, but this is not how a competent business is run.

Quit saying what crap? It's the ugly truth especially when you have an oligopoly controlling the market. There are precious few places where you have enough provider choice to influence their behavior. The consumer is mostly faced with one provider or nothing. Where do expect them to walk to?

Yes, well your talking about monopolies/doupolies, and then saying EVERY corporations shareholders is it's customers.

Any decent corporation would plan for their future. You can't please the customers, and they aren't your friends, but one thing you don't do is piss them off.

What gets a CEO walking papers faster? Disgruntled consumers or disgruntled shareholders?

What is one of the biggest downward pressures on a stock? Falling prices.

A disgruntled but paying customer with no where else to go is considered an asset. They are often the biggest asset of a company in bankruptcy.

Unless there are many players from which to choose the customers piss level is rarely considered.

Just wait for the executives to steal all the money. Then both shareholders and customers would be pissed as hell.

Again, your talking corrupt executives and monopolies. This sort of crap excist outside of the free market.

Not only that, but the executives you refer to don't care about the shareholders either. If anything, they care about their golden parachutes.

Stealing the money is illegal. Providing poor service in the name of profit is not. Try another straw man.

reply to RadioDoc

True. I was simplifying it, obviously. Most companies judge what their customers want by how well it sells or by focus group research, etc. But I don't think I've ever seen that trump shareholder's "wants" for a higher stock price.

Not saying it is the best thing for everyone...just an observation of how things usually work. It would be peachy-keen if corporations lived to serve the consuming masses but that's not how our economy is set up. Thank god.