Of course Apple sues and put all clone makers out of buiness. Is there some point being made here about Microsoft's right not to provide online updates to users of stolen software?
The problem is, that users were not notified that the software would be phoning home on a daily basis. Of course, anyone who has watched Microsoft for long enough would not be suprised at all by their Big Brother techniques.
It's one reason (among many) that I don't use their software, legal or otherwise.