This is not a good analogy. An academic environment has different strictures and norms than a business environment. In a business environment, the relevant que

This is not a good analogy. An academic environment has different strictures and norms than a business environment. In a business environment, the relevant questions are: 1) does it break any laws? 2) is it profitable? 2b) is it consistent with the image MS wishes to project to its customers and/or regulatory overseers One person's unfair competition is another's brilliant hack.