I wouldn't think of it as "well what does the big bank care if I move my money 
to another bank?". A bank is a business like any other, and as consumer we 
influence companies with our money. I hate to bring up Microsoft, but I always 
use them as an example when I make this argument. They have a monopoly on the 
software industry, even though most people you talk to will tell you that they 
make bad software. The reason they have a monopoly is the fault of consumers. 
There are alternatives out there, and most of them are better products (like 
Linux or Apple), yet people still buy Microsoft. I'm trying to be a good 
consumer by not supporting Microsoft, and by buying products from companies 
like Red Hat, Mandrake, and Suse. I think that if you don't like what RBC is 
doing, then you should go to another bank, and better yet, tell them why they 
lost a customer. Even if you are not a millionaire, you are still a customer, 
and the banks do need people like you and I.

Jesse

Quoting Richi Plana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Hi,
> 
> I bank with RBC Canada <http://www.royalbank.com/>. After hearing about 
> this latest move of idiocy by Royalbank 
> <http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=53813>, I'm moved 
> to close my account with RBC. Their service is comparable to my other 
> bank (Scotiabank), but I'd like to know what the group thinks about 
> this. From the looks of things, closing the account will just be a minor 
> hassle to me, and I'd only be doing it for principle's sake.
> 
> Any caveats?
> -- 
> 
> *Richard Plana, B.Sc., CCNA*
> Linux Junkie
> 
> 
> 




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