> I think that is artificially closing the options.
Ah. I took the quote to be the prompt for your reply, as mentioned above.
> Secondly, he could sue, and ask the court order the licenses be granted immediately if there was a time-critical need. There's probably other options available for relief too, and I'm pretty sure the Apple legal department could think of them!
In spite of Moyer being CSO for Apple, I hadn't realized that Apple Corporation was paying the bribe!
You are right that with the company directly involved, there are more options, and it was my misreading/skimming of the article which led me to the wrong conclusions, there.
I think that is artificially closing the options.
Firstly, and most obviously - he could report the illegal activity by the sheriff and wait.
Secondly, he could sue, and ask the court order the licenses be granted immediately if there was a time-critical need.
There's probably other options available for relief too, and I'm pretty sure the Apple legal department could think of them!