In 2005? And Google hires aren't really the right point of comparison – that's the very top of the tech market, which you're comparing to typical starting lawyers. New hires at top law firms did and still do make significantly more than that. A better point of comparison is the middle of each market, which is where lawyers were getting paid multiple x developers. By suppressing the top of the market, these companies were pushing the pay scale down across the entire industry, not just at the top. That's precisely what I think it's so shitty.