JdeBPHeh! Given the mainframe wars shenanighans, I assume that the implication is that the "fair and square" on Google's part is to be considered equally suspect.
@paco made a very good point that made me wonder what a "legitimate abuse" could be; and whether secret code to make 1-2-3 and DR-DOS not interoperate with one's product would count. (-:
The reality is that we've been through this cycle, with IBM, Microsoft, Apple, and Google, four times.