>There is nuance, but in the opposite direction. Microsoft did not adhere to the original court order, and fought it to the supreme court, where it was undecide

>There is nuance, but in the opposite direction. Microsoft did not adhere to the original court order, and fought it to the supreme court, where it was undecided when the CLOUD Act came into force and a new warrant was issued for the data held in Ireland. What part of this do you think is incompatible with the fact that almost everyone expected Microsoft to lose the case? And in fact, Microsoft, Apple, and Google lobbied for the CLOUD Act. So maybe instead of accusing people of bad faith, you should have a little humility and open-mindedness to improving your understanding of the world. Believe it or not, techie discussion forums and Wired are not reliable sources of legal information, so that would explain why you're so misinformed.