I'm pretty certain I've heard Amazon described as "evil". Apple are less objectionable, but I'm sure there are some things that somebody wouldn't like.
It seems Amazon's evilness mostly stems from their reputation for how they treat their employees - not how they treat their customers.
My weak sauce rationalization re Amazon is that I wouldn't work there (I love hearing the big sigh from recruiters when I ask if the client they are hiring for is Amazon.)
Others who choose to work there do so voluntarily. They haven choosen their own pain.
In my mind this is different than using your PhDs to build dark patterns to trick consumers, survelience tech to monetize people, using that surveillance information and neuroscience to manipulate people, and so on.
edit: to add -- I forgot about Apple, since I stopped buying their stuff a few years ago. At least they see that privacy protection may have some value in the marketplace.
Which seemed like a big deal in 2009 but here in 2019 with the misdeeds of Facebook, Google and Amazon they look like a shining beacon of corporate ethics. Funny how things change.
