Even small governments generally have more financial resources than all but the very largest corporations. They also have militaries and police forces and can c

Even small governments generally have more financial resources than all but the very largest corporations. They also have militaries and police forces and can compel people within their borders at gunpoint. The only card the company really has to play is the ability to leave. Playing the "exit" card is a desperation move, but its importance can be seen by the fact that it was actually revoked in every communist country. This was the purpose of the Berlin Wall, for example: to stop the brain drain of the skilled and talented, and keep them in a country with a 100% tax rate (the abolition of private property = 100% tax). Therefore, it is somewhat arguable that governments are the "weak" ones here. Playing the exit card for MS or Google would cost them many millions and is a last resort.