msft is a state-like actor; they oversee massive resources in the form of employees, real estate, patent IP, brand value, and recurring license agreement revenu

msft is a state-like actor; they oversee massive resources in the form of employees, real estate, patent IP, brand value, and recurring license agreement revenue. Their leverage for negotiating with another state actor (the IRS) is way greater than an individual or SMB. If you think this is bad, look at last year's chevron v ecuador arbitration: http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15978 http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15978. When small countries negotiate with large companies, they are on equal legal basis.