Yes, you said that Microsoft is "just like any other public company" but "Except way more mercenary".

I'm saying that no, Microsoft is just like the others. They're all like that. All of them would hit below the belt if the risk/reward calculation is correct for shareholders.

Surprisingly, most of them don't, not to the level Microsoft does at least.

Can you give an example of another company as mercenary as Microsoft?

P.S. The Halloween Documents give a good overview of how Microsoft thinks.