Re: Microsoft? Apple?
Apple spends far less money lobbying than Google does, and there has been almost no revolving door between Apple and government like there with Google. Microsoft spends more than Apple but less than Google (despite having undergone that whole FTC suit back in the 90s, which is the only reason they started lobbying the government at all) and has seen a bit more revolving door but still nothing compared to Google's.
A much better comparison to Google's lobbying spend and revolving door is Goldman Sachs.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
