The meaning of Bill Gates

We got a tone of The Economist's idea of business (at the end):

"Whatever the corporate-social-responsibility gurus say, business is a force for good in itself: its most useful contribution to society is making profits and products."

I think it's sad and even provocative. The most useful contribution of business to society is most probably to make life easier for its people, or to fulfill people's needs (hopefully developing their awareness and understanding of this very society).

Making profits is only a necessity in order to be successful, not a contribution. Making products is only a (partial) description of what business does, not a contribution.