Mason,

A neat twist,  thanks.

... Microsoft as a pseudo-principality,  maybe.  Prince William of Gates
does have a bit of a ring to it.

Did Bill Gates build Microsoft without using the overarching coercive
power of the state?

Does a state allow a citizen to leave as easily as an employee might quit
Microsoft?

Does Microsoft have a plan to handle those employees who refuse to do
useful work or who create acts that harm the company other than
termination (termination being at least awkward for a state to
contemplate)?

Don

On Mon, 19 May 1997 05:44:31 -0400 "Mason A. Clark"
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>   Microsoft.
>
>   All of its business are owned by the government (Gates et al).
>   Most of the governors (controlling interest) are working or
>   retired citizens of the state (Microsoft).
>
>   The economic and social systems seems to be working very well.
>   There is little or sign of citizen unrest: no riots, little
>   crime.  The unemployment rate is zero.  The standard of living
>   is high.
>
>       Mason
>