Word: self-interest
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Regardless of whether these donations spring from mixed motivations, they still ought to be welcomed. Good money is being directed toward a good cause. The shadow of self-interest may be lurking in the background, but even while we look this gift horse in the mouth, we are still happy to see it given...
...that Microsoft was so quick to crush any perceived threats that countless technology products that should have been developed died stillborn. "The ultimate result," he wrote, "is that some innovations that would truly benefit consumers never occur for the sole reason that they do not coincide with Microsoft's self-interest." Even more devastating, Jackson found that in its rush to make life tough for its competitors, Microsoft was actually willing to diminish the quality of its own products. Bundling a Web browser into Windows 98 did not benefit consumers, as Microsoft claimed. Rather, Jackson found, it slowed down...
Which is why I'm not entirely gloomy about our future. After all, what's more human than pursuit of self-interest...
...However, the threat of a Court Martial hangs over their heads, and this element of self-interest in their pact with the refugees gives the movie added moral dimension, as we realize that this adventure is not as separate from real, post-war life as it may appear...
...part, these lobbying efforts may be a result of self-interest; Harvard is a beneficiary of federal research funds. In April, Rudenstine and the University similarly lobbied Congress to maintain funding levels for teaching hospitals, of which Harvard Medical School is affiliated with more than a dozen...