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Why would an exec intentionally violate US law for this?
by nwah1 7y ago
Why would an exec intentionally violate US law for this?
- jMyles 7y agoBecause it's the right thing to do and MS has the power to do it.
- sanderjd 7y agoIn what way do they have that power? Do you just mean in the way that anyone has the power to break laws and face the consequences, or something else?
- jMyles 7y agoMicrosoft is not untouchable by any means, but, probably more than any company in the world right now, they have the power to gain clarity on these sanctions (and possibly also the EAR issue). Microsoft has obviously turned a corner recently into dramatic support for open source collaboration. They're pushing VSCode. They bought github. They support linux. None of us will be surprised to hear that they're seeking to buy StackExchange or Discord soon. I'm saying: if these are their true colors, then they mount a full-throated resistance to this nonsense. They have the legal team, the technical talent, and the political connections to do so. Start by refusing to take down Github Pages of nationals of sanctioned countries and refusing to disappear repositories maintained by the same, absent a specific court order. Then, challenge it in court. Will the US Government have the gall to go to Seattle and cuff somebody over this? If they do, it will be a major international incident and rallying cry, and that person (and Microsoft) will look internationally heroic.
- b_tterc_p 7y agono they dont
- sdinsn 7y agoNo, they don't have the power...
- aaomidi 7y agoI really wish Microsoft challenged this sanction in court. We'd finally get the actual sanctions clarified.
- dang 7y agoIt looks like you've been using HN primarily for political battle. That's against the site guidelines and we ban accounts that do it. Would you please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and use HN as intended? It's intended for intellectual curiosity. Plenty more explanation here:
- zzzcpan 7y agoThere is no US law that forces Microsoft-hub to do what they did. They can easily fight whatever order they received if they wanted to.