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by bloppe 16 days ago
It's the same conflict of interest quite literally any business has. What stops any business from over-charging? Competition.
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> What stops any business from over-charging? Competition.

I fully agree.

> It's the same conflict of interest quite literally any business has.

I know that you know what I meant ;) In the long term it is just as you say - overcharging (eventually corrected by competition forces), but in the short term it can be additional revenue, blamed on a bug, but making some manager look good.