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dawnerd · 2024-06-28 23:15:16

Doesn't matter if you believe it, they still advertised it and should be punished for breaking a promise like that.

ugh | karma 16039 | avg karma 3.94 · | 2011-05-31 21:08:16

Likely not a lie, rather a broken promise.

lkdjjdjjjdskjd | karma 64 | avg karma 1.08 · | 2018-11-28 11:30:47

Sure - but what indication is there that they made false promises?

orestarod | karma 192 | avg karma 0.83 · | 2021-09-07 11:03:32

They did promise that, though. One lie leads to infinite more.

oafitupa | karma 126 | avg karma 0.64 · | 2014-08-28 19:37:34

Yes, yes, they now admit it because they got caught. That doesn't change the way they presented it when it was launched.

fnordfnordfnord | karma 8629 | avg karma 2.33 · | 2014-01-27 13:52:05+00:00

It is ridiculous to take them at their word.

johnisgood | karma 2278 | avg karma 1.02 · | 2020-10-20 23:52:01+00:00

Frankly, given their track record and incentives, no one should ever believe that.

mtlmtlmtlmtl | karma 5071 | avg karma 2.88 · | 2023-06-04 08:30:58

Clearly they lied, if their policy says otherwise.

hinkley | karma 39933 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2022-11-25 22:51:03

Aka more promises from proven liars.

edbob | karma 523 | avg karma 2.12 · | 2021-02-01 09:51:43+00:00

They didn't "botch the messaging". They lied. The article covers this blatant lying.

99_00 | karma 1271 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2022-05-10 11:47:44

They don't lie. They mislead.

_delirium | karma 42153 | avg karma 4.32 · | 2011-11-29 16:38:45

They knowingly lied to their customers, if these allegations are true.

5ESS | karma 101 | avg karma 0.76 · | 2022-02-28 11:51:47

It’s pretty gross that they won’t admit they made a mistake and instead choose to mislead the public using deceptive language.

LeifCarrotson | karma 16599 | avg karma 4.61 · | 2024-05-05 13:29:30

They have. Unfortunately, they took the wrong lesson from the experience, they learned that you can sometimes get away with it and make a quick buck with overt lies, so they'll employ that strategy again with no regrets.

semiotagonal | karma 569 | avg karma 3.43 · | 2019-10-12 16:40:03+00:00

And when they're caught lying, they should be criticized and penalized in the marketplace.

coffeeblack | karma 1157 | avg karma 2.07 · | 2022-06-10 05:13:49

Look at the original interviews and you will see that many things claimed to be “promises” where actually just statements that something is being tried and may succeed.

lingben | karma 2942 | avg karma 5.17 · | 2016-10-06 01:09:08+00:00

yes but to be fair blatantly lying has been their business model from the very beginning

tptacek | karma 394296 | avg karma 6.04 · | 2012-04-09 17:22:59+00:00

So you're betting that they just straight-up lied in their press release.

darekkay | karma 1744 | avg karma 3.1 · | 2020-10-28 07:42:29+00:00

It's probably a "do what I tell, not what I do". But it hurts their credibility nonetheless.

vkou | karma 14969 | avg karma 1.39 · | 2022-04-05 22:08:33

And my understanding is that anyone who believes that promise is a fool, because they'll just stuff you into that duffle bag when you step out in your pajamas at 7 am to pick up the Tuesday morning paper. Or jab you with a ricin-laden umbrella. Or put polonium in your tea, and hold a press conference where they say they totally didn't do it, with the periodic table of elements as a backdrop.