Companies Disrespecting Users

The cluster focuses on criticisms of tech companies for not truly caring about, listening to, or respecting their users' needs and preferences, often portraying users as the product rather than the priority.

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Sample Comments

hirako2000 Jun 14, 2020 View on HN

Wouldn't surprise me. Users are the product, what's to expect.

anthomtb Feb 9, 2023 View on HN

One wonders how your end users feel about that.

pipeline_peak Jul 21, 2022 View on HN

Would it really though? they don’t have the interest of average users.

8n4vidtmkvmk Aug 30, 2023 View on HN

You know that's not what users actually want though, right?

marcellus23 Aug 31, 2021 View on HN

If they cared about users, they wouldn't patronize them.

cekanoni May 29, 2015 View on HN

Seems like nobody respect their users today ...

MobiusHorizons Dec 28, 2025 View on HN

Seems like the users are voting with their feet, right? Maybe respect the users wishes and stop preaching what users should be wanting?

TigeriusKirk Oct 9, 2020 View on HN

They need users more than users need them.That's how it makes sense.

dexterdog Jan 8, 2025 View on HN

You talk about this like it's a service for the users.

jason_slack Apr 11, 2021 View on HN

Why won't she use it...you never stated why! We need to understand what our users really want!