Business is business

Saw this today on Slashdot in a thread about Everquest. I consider it particularly insightful.

Sony doesn't love you :( (Score:5, Insightful)
by V_drive (522339) on Friday December 27, @03:22PM (#4968478)

I frequently see the anti-capitalist rant. "The companies don't care about me. They care only about making money!"

When was the last time you bought something from Sony and gave them an extra $5 to help them out? No, you paid the minimum amount--just enough so that you could legally acquire what you were purchasing. Must be that you care only about keeping as much money as you possibly can. Your motives are selfish and greedy.

Sure Sony doesn't love me. I'm okay with that. I don't love Sony. Every now and then, they offer a product or serivce I want for a price i like and we do business. That's where our relationship ends. They provide me no more than I pay for, and I pay for no more than they provide me.

There are some exceptions--times when I've acted specifically to support a particular company. However, my efforts are primarily greedy because it's always a company I want to survive and grow, or a situation in which the company owner is a friend of mine.

Love your family and friends and get it in return from them. Business is just business.