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Old 04-19-2010, 08:11 AM   #55
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Firstly, I think anyone offended by the mistake must be pretty intent on being offended in the first place.
But you may be wrong on that.

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Having said that, perhaps the CEO would have been wise to apologise for allowing the mistake to slip through and be published.
I agree.

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However, either the mistake is offensive or it isn't. It doesn't suddently become offensive because the CEO thinks it is "silly".(as stated by the OP) Perhaps one could find the CEO's attitude offensive but if one didn't find the mistake offensive to begin with one shouldn't find it so after the CEO calls it silly.
The mistake may have been both silly and offensive in itself - in that it offended some people. If it did offend someone then the CEO's response is also offensive since it seems to suggest that anyone who is offended by such a "silly" mistake is somehow wrong to be offended.


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Further, attempting to suggest this attitude is in any way a reflection on all the "folks that we expect to be reasonable over ebook prices!" is a bit of a stretch I think.
It may be a bit of a stretch but the way I understood kindlekitten's original point was that if the CEO cares so little about how what his company does affects people then how can we expect that company to take account of its customers when it comes to ebook pricing.

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My 2 cents anyway.
And, unlike many ebooks, worth every penny!
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