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> Stealing from the one company that has managed to court success makes a lot of sense.

It makes a lot of sense to get into a massive legal battle with one of the most deep-pocketed companies on the planet?

I don't think they intended for that part to happen. Once that becomes an eventuality, it is obviously no longer a good idea, but you don't get to know if you hit the jackpot before you pull that lever.

One would expect that the consequences for committing illegal acts to make money should be somewhat obvious up front and part of the calculus for whether it "makes a lot of sense"

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