[psychlops]

He means that companies exist to make a profit, supply customers and their needs and to pay employees.

If they make a promise to spend money and economic conditions change to the extent that they would lose money, it makes sense to not continue with that commitment.

Comparing a company making a profit with a politician trying to get elected is not fair.

[thfuran]

That's not how promises or commitments work. It's true that that describes the behavior of profit maximization engines, but the language of your justification implies wrongdoing.