"When you create a grass-roots movement of this scale, you're bound to get one person who takes exception to your opinions, " Mr. Garone says.

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Microsoft is an exception to a rule that says companies get large, acquire competition and then stagnate.

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The internet makes it easy for multinational pressure-groups to get organised, and Anglicans are no exception.

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Union representatives were also angered that Simon Judge joked in his internal blog that he "could now get to all the DfE sites, with the exception of Darlington, on my canal boat".

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In short, with the exception of companies that get most of their revenues from government spending, the decision of whether to invest should not be in the hands of politicians or Super PACs, it should rest on whether CEOs can spur their companies to create profitable growth opportunities by building products that deliver better value to customers.

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