[daviddever23box]

...and the moon.

[dsr_]

You'll understand if I don't think the tradeoffs were necessary, or worthwhile.

[jacquesm]

Ambition does really weird things to people.

But I'm sure in this case when they achieve some kind of dominant position and Microsoft offers to re-absorb them they will do the honorable thing.

[direwolf20]

When has that ever happened in the entire human history?

[mrguyorama]

People do the honorable thing all the time.

These people don't, but people you've never heard of are always doing honorable things.

Might be some sort of connection there.