WTF is up with Peaches????

[sudden]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

Only the truly weak make the conscious decision to compromise their ethics for mere monetary gain.

But I guess by the token of those who live by the quote to which you refer Ken Lay, Bernie Ebbers, et al are successful and the companies who do not cook the books are failures.

There are degrees of ethics. You dont need to keep the same ethics as the worst, but you sure as hell can't be an angel to make it in any business.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by sudden

There are degrees of ethics. You dont need to keep the same ethics as the worst, but you sure as hell can't be an angel to make it in any business.

You can be tough and strong to the point of being ruthless and still have ethics.

Wal-mart is a good example. They're brutal with suppliers, vendors and competitors alike. Many people eve argue they are bad for communities. But can you really point to anything they do that is unethical?

[Hell Puppy]

To quote Omar: "A man's gotta have a code."

[sudden]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

You can be tough and strong to the point of being ruthless and still have ethics.

Wal-mart is a good example. They're brutal with suppliers, vendors and competitors alike. Many people eve argue they are bad for communities. But can you really point to anything they do that is unethical?

Is what Microsoft does unethical? Handing over money to one company in order to eradicate another, buying up the competition as soon as they become a threat etc?

In both the case of Wal-mart and Microsoft, what they're doing may not be nice, but it's not unethical.