>>>>>>I'm curious how far breaking the law is ok in your view then. What else is it ok for them to do? Rob a bank? Steal from the grocery store? Steal a car? Break into homes and steal another person's belongings? Anything they think they need to do for a better economic life?
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>>>>>Funny how "breaking the law" suddenly gets explained via straight theft from a person. I somehow never see embezzlement, corporate fraud, Ponzi schemes, buying laws, Microsoft etc. As if any of these aren't a convincing example.
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>>>>How did Microsoft land on that list?
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>>>Uh.... where were you during the past (and current) Microsoft antitrust court battle?
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>>Right here, ma'am. And I seem to recall them being exonerated.
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>No,they reached a SETTLEMENT

Yes, they reached a "settlement," but not in the usual legal sense. Usually it means you pay a fine and they let you go. In this case Microsoft paid no fine. They agreed to let competitors view their source code for five years. Exonerated was the wrong word but so was settlement.