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"The software company has amassed “one of the largest armies of corporate diplomats that we’ve ever seen”, said Manas Chawla, a researcher who has studied the c
by jruohonen 3y ago
"The software company has amassed “one of the largest armies of corporate diplomats that we’ve ever seen”, said Manas Chawla, a researcher who has studied the company. “They include policy officials working on everything from how to regulate artificial intelligence to protecting elections and tackling cyberwarfare against sovereign states,” he said."
"The UN efforts are part of an operation under Smith that costs more than $1bn a year to run, according to people familiar with the company. The groups inside Microsoft reporting to him include legal, corporate and government affairs, accounting for what Microsoft describes as around 2,000 “professionals”. His organisation also includes a digital crimes unit and teams working on identifying cyber attacks and misinformation campaigns."
- ilrwbwrkhv 3y agoAnd that is why to have true capitalism Microsoft should have been broken up a long time back.
- bezier-curve 3y agoThey almost did in the early 00s, but unfortunately their lawyers were just as good then and republicans controlled the justice department.
- Supermancho 3y agocapitalism -> competition Consolidation and abuse of capital to influence governing bodies, is the result of true capitalism (and almost any other system, ironically).
- Tryk 3y agoFor capitalism to work long-term there needs to be regulations (this was even included in Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"). But in the US people are incredibly hostile to any form of government actions, hence unfettered capitalism will continue and corporations will steadily grow into monopolies.