The article is arguing that tech companies used to operate with impunity and are now facing tougher times.<p>Which company operated without consequences?  Microsoft had to decouple IE years ago, and other monopolies have been forced to break apart or sell off pieces.  Software patents have caused plenty of headaches and force us to walk on egg shells, hire expensive defense attorneys, or lobby congress for more reasonable laws that promote innovation.<p>This article is all over the place.  Leader or not, it&#x27;s too unfocused to make sense.  It&#x27;s clear whoever compiled and published it does not really understand tech.