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Yeah, but you're applying your "real world" knowledge of business to the "fantasy" world of comic books.

I'm coming at it from the perspective of someone who has read a lot of comic books, and I just don't see Iron Man going over Batman in an imaginary fight, whether it be physical, or over a defense contract.

Batman has always done things his way, or at least he has since I started reading him back in the 80's, and only recently has he started relying more on his support staff. So from a comic book story telling perspective; he definitely wouldn't go down quietly should Stark win the contract initially.

Batman breaks laws all the time while on his one man war against crime, and should he break every anti-trust law imaginable in his pursuit of what he sees as the greater good, well then so be it. He'll do it and never get caught because he's just that damn good.

As far as your "bribery" comment is concerned; as you've stated; you have "real world" knowledge of how actual business is done, and maybe you don't ever show prospective clients a good time when trying to persuade them to go with you instead of your competitors, but we are talking about the "fake world" of fictional media; and if it has taught us anything it is that all is fair in love and business.

So really it appears that your main arguments against my points are from a literary perspective; almost that the points I'm making aren't invalid, that I simply haven't told them from a literary perspective you find satisfying enough to suspend your disbelief.