I really hope we can go quicker to a time when &quot;lobbying the government&quot; is no longer accepted as a standard business practice, but a strong signal of corruption and foul play. If that would be Gates&#x27; biggest mistake (and it ain&#x27;t) then the guy would be a flesh-and-bone saint in the tech community.<p>I can see, however, why MS would be in a downspiral course with senior executives holding such opinions.