Soooo, if they did actual work, they deserve to be paid fairly for that work. They certainly do not deserve to be paid for things they didn't do, nor a perpetu

Soooo, if they did actual work, they deserve to be paid fairly for that work. They certainly do not deserve to be paid for things they didn't do, nor a perpetual monopoly on others' work, simply because they've managed to lock-in their customers for historical reasons. Rent-seeking is rent-seeking, and is bad for society.