That would quite effectively hand a tool for competition crushing to all the existing major software companies. It would create an incentive to find a vulnerability in a competitor’s software, especially a new or disruptive startup, where a bounty could kill them off (or force them to sell early).
A nice idea, but it would empower those who already have a lot of resources, and weaken those who are new or innovative. A disincentive to innovate or take risks by creating a monetary penalty for making mistakes.
We would be stuck with Windows 7 or 8 forever, and whatever feline OS is currently happening. Instead of an iterative and ongoing progression of improvements (and missteps, of course) we would stagnate.
Empowers existing high cash companies, punishes innovation and rewards stagnation, this sounds like it is almost guaranteed to become law.
