a couple of key points:
- For some companies, noncompliance may be considered good business as violating the export controls may result in penalties that will be a fraction of the revenue the companies gained by violating the law. (that was the best we lost)
- The Senate committee report concluded that “Seagate likely made the strategic calculation to continue violating national security regulations based on the prospect of earning significantly greater profits through market monopolization than the potential cost of regulatory penalties. (was it worth it?)