[gowld]

They lobbied the government to give them a singular exemption to a law that interfered with their revenue generation. They didn't help anyone else doing software business with Iranians. This is monopolistic behavior -- a company using its market-dominating power to carve out special rights for itself.

[breck]

I mean they could have just not spent any time on it and moved on. I agree that it’s stupid government thing they have to deal with, but at least they did something and hopefully the government will fix its ways.