[kelnos]

Assuming you're correct (very debatable), it doesn't matter: they're the ones funding the company, so they get to make the decisions. This doesn't always work out well, but it's not unreasonable.

[wpietri]

One could make the same argument for hereditary monarchy. Which I would take as a sign that maybe it is unreasonable.

[infinite8s]

Except that taking funding is a voluntary action. Living under a hereditary monarchy is not.