[shareme]

the problem is the word steal..

Company A has $1 billion in cash and some high level exeprts in implementing CMS

Company B has $1 million in cash..

..that is not stealing ..that is just one is better prepared than the other to execute the idea..

Myhrvold would have better argument if he stuck to the patent context..ie the public good part in long term later is balanced by in the short-term with the invent0or getting some cash via patent royalties

The situation I described above is right from MS's past playbook..