Isn't this always the case? (Score 1)

Greed tends to shoot itself in the foot, because it doesn't tend to take the longview. Companies and universities who wish to dominate certain markets (like the evil efollet.com which has practically bought my campus, www.vcu.edu) are always looking for a quick buck and never look at ways to increase the value that they give to the customer.

Other examples of greed working against itself - microsoft rushing things out the door using the "Hey!!! It compiles!! Ship it!!!" philosophy, companies exploiting the environment ruthlessly to squeeze as many dollars out of people as they can, and employers paying their employees (ie the people who have to buy their products) pathetic wages.

Hey, it's tradition.