IANAE - Yes, you can't trust corporations - but it's more insidious than just that. As most large corporations are driven by their share holders and stock value, a lot of this greed is driven by Wall Street analysts, the same ones that caused this economic meltdown we're still in. They announce how much a corporation should make, rate them lower if they don't meet the expectations they set, then the board sues the corporation if they fail to perform, so all round everything conspires to screw the consumer as much as possible - until they revolt, stop buying the product, the corporation lowers the price to entice them back... and the whole cycle starts again!
