[dragonwriter]

> Yeah, but shouldn't they try to pay people back before they spend what's likely tens of thousands of dollars on what amounts to superficial marketing?

"Should" based on the assumption that they are profit-maximizing entity, or "should" based on the assumption that they are a moral actor? Because, you know, the answers are quite different.

[SilasX]

I think that "should" is based on "wanting to avoid prosecution for operating while insolvent".