> If you're asking whether they "learnt" their lesson ... I don't think that is the question. I believe the point being made was that the free market punishes

> If you're asking whether they "learnt" their lesson ... I don't think that is the question. I believe the point being made was that the free market punishes this sort of behavior. You don't rely on the company's officers learning their lesson, or following the spirit of some law - you rely on market forces killing the company that passes over superior candidates.