If Microsoft's long record of deception and untrustworthiness is to be ended, the public remedies must be as bold, sweeping, and effective as the company's private power.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- To counter a powerful company's dishonesty, public fixes must be equally strong and far-reaching.
- In plain terms
- Strong public action is needed to stop a powerful company's bad behavior.
- What can you take from it?
- Public remedies must match corporate power to be effective.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you ensure public fixes match private power?
Another view
Bold remedies can be difficult to implement politically or economically.
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