<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PremEx:
I think that if they weren't overly concerned about bad press (which happened to United), they would have just said no. In that sense, I think they are the victims of a form of extortion.
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In my book, it's not a
form of extortion-- it's outright extortion. Referring to the 300-room guy here, only.
I certainly understand that different folks might see it from different points of view, but in my business when someone says "
give me what I want or I'll expose you to bad publicity and/or tie you up in court with nuisance lawsuits"-- I
never give in to people who try that with me.
I'd rather spend 100x the amount on a lawyer to defend against that kind of extortion than give even a modest settlement to the threat-maker.
But I suppose a publicly-held company can't take such a position, as it may not be in the best interests of the shareholders.
[This message has been edited by JonNYC (edited 08-31-2001).]