Why the US? Legally: low taxes; generally no personal liability for corporate bankruptcy or failed contracts. Culturally: businesspeople are respected; no shame

Why the US? Legally: low taxes; generally no personal liability for corporate bankruptcy or failed contracts. Culturally: businesspeople are respected; no shame in having a failed business. How would hardware patent trolling affect your software business? How would the DMCA affect your software business? (Rhetorical.) I don't like patent trolling or the DMCA, but that doesn't mean I need to move to Oslo.