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Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan
Not guilty at all, if bosses put up some untested software, it's their responsibility (I know what I'm talking about  ) |
Responsible they may be, but that is not the whole story. If your security system is crappy and someone breaks into your house, you will have every right to hold the security company responsible for doing a crappy job. This doesn't justify the actions of the burglar. I don't think that the line "Oh, but it's the security company's fault for not doing their job" will be a convincing defense in court.
I also don't understand the differences in the reactions. Probably a few months ago Diesel had a buggy code giving similar discounts, but most people in the forum agreed that it's a bug and did nothing. Now it's from Kobo and everybody is so enthusiastic and jumps on the wagon. I guess there is a framing effect at work, as we are used to getting coupons from Kobo and not from other retailers.
By the way, this is not the first technical blunder by the company. In 2012 a bunch of books by Faber & Faber were free at Kobo for a few days. Then again lots of people raised their voices that downloading them maybe is not such a good (in the sense of morally good) idea.
But this sentiment is now gone.
And it's not just Kobo that will be hit, you know. They may cover the losses for the authors of the discounted Kobo books, but the timing of this blunder will probably hit some independent authors who hoped that the offered discounts during the Read an Ebook Week will make their works more attractive. Next to Kobo's coupon, they stand no chance.