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Originally Posted by ShellyCrash
I agree with what others are saying, these are bad analogies:
In these examples only a very small percentage of the customer base of these products were affected / harmed and the errors were the result of an outside party tampering (in the case of Tylenol) or the error of a low level employee (J in the B).
Allow me to put this into perspecitive with some better examples:
Buying stock in a company called ENRON
Signing a service agreement with a cell phone provider called Worldcom
Opening an account with a finacnial services firm named Lehman Brothers
Just because something is a famous mark it doesn't always translate into a salvageable brand identity.  |
These hit closer to the mark.
Furthermore I would add that making up the money owed to webmasters is a weak move as it lassos them in and sends iBill money. Promising someone
their money if they send you business is appalling. It's THEIR money, why should they lift a finger to get what's owed them?
It could also be construed as a tacit admission of guilt. You either had something to do with iBill's shenanigans or you didn't. If you didn't, why in the world would you want to pay their bad debts? If you DID, then you've lied to the entire community again right out of the gate and who in their right mind would chance doing business with you under such dubious circumstances?