[human20190310]

In general I think companies have a duty to their shareholders to fight to stay in business until it's literally impossible to do so. As long as there are resources left, those would have to be allocated to preserving the business, rather than to smoothing the process for their customers.

[visarga]

In that case the shareholders should be held responsible for leaving people stranded.

[em500]

The whole point of a limited liability company is to shield shareholders from responsibility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability#Justificatio...

[visarga]

That's a catch 22. The company has a duty to its shareholders first, and shareholders are protected from responsibility.