1. Company A launch devices where the hardware is only allowed to boot their own OS, which can only execute software developed by developers who pays company A, this is implemented using cryptos in different ways. Bugs are found but the latest version is in general 100% locked down.
2. Company B, that has monopoly on the desktop OS market, gets an idea.
The problem of basing fines on income is that it can be circumvented.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O...
As we all know, Jobs had a $1 yearly salary, also did not take any alternative form of compensation (stock options, bonus, etc.). A fine based on that would be laughable.
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1. Company A launch devices where the hardware is only allowed to boot their own OS, which can only execute software developed by developers who pays company A, this is implemented using cryptos in different ways. Bugs are found but the latest version is in general 100% locked down.
2. Company B, that has monopoly on the desktop OS market, gets an idea.
3. ?
4. PROFIT.
The problem of basing fines on income is that it can be circumvented. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O... As we all know, Jobs had a $1 yearly salary, also did not take any alternative form of compensation (stock options, bonus, etc.). A fine based on that would be laughable.