Submission + - Microsoft Comes Out with Support for Apple in the Encryption Debate
krkhan writes: Microsoft's Chief Legal Officer, Brad Smith, supported Apple at a congressional hearing today in an intriguing way.
To make its case against Apple, Smith pulled out an adding machine manufactured in 1912 while speaking at today's hearing. "We do not believe that courts should seek to resolve issues of 21st century technology with a law that was written in the era of the adding machine," he said. Smith also warned of this particular case setting precedent for others in the technology industry. "Every case has implications for others," he said. The spectacle didn't go unnoticed. Before the hearing moved onto other topics, Smith was asked "Do you have any other props?"