[kryptiskt]

A majority shareholder in a company isn't allowed to take all the assets even though they have the votes. The minority does have rights. Like, this is what the eternally misunderstood fiduciary duty is about: the company isn't your personal piggie bank just because you're at the wheel.

[charcircuit]

I think that's where the metaphor breaks down. A company is intended to make profit where a protocol's purpose is whatever the owners want it to be.