The difference, and I pointed out, is between an individual that inherited a last name from another individual (their parent) and a large entity like a company or country.

Microsoft is still Microsoft, US is still US. Unless Microsoft was bought or acquired somehow and assimilated, it is still itself.

Because mind you, German government is still paying restitution back to its victims. US still prosecutes and kicks out those 90 year old concentration camp guards.

My point was that equating Microsoft to a child is a little too much. It was a bad analogy to start with.

In summary, I do not support discriminating again children based on their last name. That is not right. But I do support not forgetting what companies and countries did. Especially if they haven't made amends or taken steps to distance themselves and remediate the past wrongs.