And then, often as not, swallowing or trampling to death in court after they have absorbed the technology. It's tough to resist, just ask Stac Electronics (the former that is).
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H.R.3132 TITLE X--LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HATE CRIMES PREVENTION
Hate-crime language doesn't belong in bill
Hate Crimes Amendment Passes House
Of course they did. That's because Dvorak and the rest of merry media at the time (early-mid 90s) bashed MS nonstop on features left out of the operating system.
So they kept adding stuff and adding stuff and adding stuff. Stac/Doublespace was just one of many.
"I am Billcutus of borg. You will be assimilated."