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by chmod775 1667 days ago
Of course. But there's also rare examples of companies going above and beyond for no immediate gain.

https://danluu.com/car-safety/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23689538

Volvo in the short term could not advertise their cars any better than their competition, who was passing the same tests.

However in the long term (and we're talking decades here) them going above and beyond what was mandated earned them a reputation for safety.