[g0ran]

"they have come out and said what we knew all along: they only care about profits."

Not the detract from the rest of the article, but - it's a company, what did you expect?

[davedx]

It’s a public utility, possibly with monopoly pricing power. There are other well known economic models around for managing public utilities, that mean profits don’t get prioritised above everything else

[lostlogin]

I’m cynical, but most companies do have some scruples.

Eg basic environmental care/policies or how they handle staff and customers.