> Products get successful by being good,…

Products get succesful by fitting the requirements/wants/desires of paying customers, regardless of quality or even usability.

Same reason JIRA still lives, even when it's our favorite product to hate.

> "money talks, so why bother with ideals"

That's definitely not what I'm saying. I'm just saying build a better product and a better company that focuses on its employees. It's not that hard and there are plenty of examples all around. Also, revenge isn't exactly an ideal, it's actually quite the opposite.