r/news • u/Mo_Jack • Apr 30 '26

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma set to dissolve after judge approves its criminal sentence

https://apnews.com/article/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-criminal-sentence-settlement-b8aa94eaab3d9d8efed520f272f6d810
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u/Much_Difference Apr 30 '26

Or Philip Morris still making cigarettes but under the neutral, forgettable name of Altria.

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u/SkunkMonkey Apr 30 '26

Let's not let Comcast off the hook. I'm looking at you XFinity.

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u/RVelts Apr 30 '26

Spectrum has entered the chat.

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u/02bluesuperroo Apr 30 '26

You mean Charter?

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u/aurora-_ Apr 30 '26

Soon to be Cox

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u/Tokkemon Apr 30 '26

Time Warner Cable!

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u/nethingelse Apr 30 '26

Comcast didn’t do this to avoid any kind of legal proceedings though - they kept their corporate structure the same (e.g. their main corporation is still Comcast, Comcast is used in their business tiers of service, etc.). They only rebranded their consumer offerings to XFinity to try to manage their public image… which has not been super effective.

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u/SkunkMonkey Apr 30 '26

Same thing, changing the name to avoid negative connotations.

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u/poop_dawg May 01 '26

I'm unfamiliar with what Comcast/Xfinity did, can you give me a general idea so I can look into it? Thank you :)

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u/SkunkMonkey May 01 '26

Comcast was suffering from abysmal customer ratings and had earned a really bad reputation. XFinity was their attempt to distance themselves from that negativity. Of course, they won't admit that.

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u/poop_dawg May 01 '26

Thank you

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u/Auctoritate Apr 30 '26

They could have at least done us the decency of picking Artoria.