At 01:31 AM 10/31/98 -0800, Vladimir Z. Nuri wrote:

hi BLANK a company has a *reponsibility* to its customers. perhaps you would care to deny that?? gates has a *responsibility* to his customers. what is that responsibility? to create products they want. to anticipate their needs.

Wrong from go. The company has a responsibility to its owners, the shareholders typically. The customers are responsible to themselves for making the best purchases. Everything falls out of these.