> They did so primarily by making the tech industry much less about engineering and much more about lawyering and deal making.
This is my take home for everything. Lawyers are the ones in congress. Who ultimately benefits from the arrangements we have now? Lawyers and pretty much no one else.
Simplistic? Yes. However, if you play the 'follow the money' game I'm not sure who else benefits, because I'm fairly certain it isn't the landlords.