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Kickbacks from Microsoft would be my guess.

>>paxys+(OP)
Say what you will about Microsoft but they are Boy Scouts on investments. No chance anything illegal there.

That said, Sam could have committed to an acquisition without the board's approval or something insane like that.

>>outsid+zh
Not sure if you are being sarcastic. MS has been sued for bribery and kickbacks and has paid a sizable fine to settle (including a criminal fine) with the US Justice Department.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-settlement/micr...

>>hanzma+8B
Having been sued for something like that tends to empower lawyers to turn a company into a boyscout.