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Well, we know that AMD at one point did in fact turn someone in to the authorities for attempting to sell them industrial espionage from Intel. I don't think it

Well, we know that AMD at one point did in fact turn someone in to the authorities for attempting to sell them industrial espionage from Intel. I don't think it's as gloomy a picture as you are trying to paint.

msla 9y ago
Gloomy depends on the context. The US got its textile industry due to Samuel Slater stealing the design of the shuttle loom from the UK: http://www.brahmsmount.com/blog/american-textile-history/ http://www.brahmsmount.com/blog/american-textile-history/ I'm not defending industrial espionage, I'm merely pointing out that treating it as a grave and horrible thing is at odds with how important it's been historically.
- RamshackleJ 9y ago
  So the benchmark for modern business ethics is a man who made his fortune off the back of slaves in the 1700s?
  - msla 9y ago
    Huh. I wasn't aware industrial espionage caused slavery.
    - kjs3 9y ago
      Since that's not what he said, your lack of awareness is due to something else.