> On the other side, I do believe in a world where you can still charge someone $$ and the relationship is built in a way where 1+1 = > 3.
I totally agree with this, but none the less this is nor a partnership. I'm not upset that I'm being treated as a customer. I'm upset when I am being told that I'm being treated as a partner, except that you are making out like a bandit on what you are selling me.
So it’s more about the framing and language than it is the actual relationship itself?
I think my perspective differs slightly in that I don’t see anyone “making out like a bandit” and the exchange is (ideally) mutually beneficial. Another angle is that vendors can be so crucial to your business that it also feels more like a partnership. At least that’s how I felt at Stripe working with customers (who called me/us their partner if we did things right)
I totally agree with this, but none the less this is nor a partnership. I'm not upset that I'm being treated as a customer. I'm upset when I am being told that I'm being treated as a partner, except that you are making out like a bandit on what you are selling me.