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1:30 PM Microsoft (MSFT) may soon find itself in some significant legal trouble now that federal officials are investigating whether the company allegedly worked with firms that bribed foreign government officials into accepting Microsoft software contracts. Unnamed sources have told The Wall Street Journal that “lawyers from the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are examining kickback allegations made by a former Microsoft representative in China, as well as the company’s relationship with certain resellers and consultants in Romania and Italy.”
Enforcing Puritan ethics doesn't work in places where Puritan ethics don't hold sway.
There are lots of places where what the US hypocrite state calls "bribes" work exactly the way "user fees" and "property taxes" work inside the American Empire.
Are they all excusable? Of course not, any more than are all domestic campaign contributions, lobbying, and "fundraisers".
Oh well, it's against Microsoft, so I guess that makes it ok.
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There are lots of places where what the US hypocrite state calls "bribes" work exactly the way "user fees" and "property taxes" work inside the American Empire.
Are they all excusable? Of course not, any more than are all domestic campaign contributions, lobbying, and "fundraisers".
Oh well, it's against Microsoft, so I guess that makes it ok.