Re: "the SFO gave up"
Are YOU serious?
To once again quote Mr Worstal, where there's Autonomy, there's a whiff. Nothing solid (yet), but having SFO staff investigate Autonomy business practices is a bit like having ex-policemen investigate complaints against the police. IE overall it's unlikely to be convincing, even if they come up with the right answer. Justice has to be *seen* to be done.
You still haven't explained where the conflict of interest is here. If the SFO is going to lean either way it's going to be towards HP's views given who is in control of the software in question.
It's easy to heckle and lob abuse from the AC cheap seats, you're just doing exactly what HP is doing, making accusations with nothing backing them up.
Also by the way - justice being seen to be done, are you seriously suggesting that Autonomy's former management should be prosecuted just because they're people in a position of profile and it'll make you feel better despite, ostensibly, doing nothing wrong?
Per the SFO, and I see zero issue with what they say:
The SFO uses an HP Autonomy product. Throughout the investigation we have kept the potential for conflict of interest under review. Such a conflict of interest does not exist, nor has it ever existed, and the matter played no part in any decision concerning this investigation.
It is, in fact, a HUGE leap to say the SFO will lean towards the people who are no longer involved with the business. It's just absurd - and even if it wasn't they're not the only people looking into the case regardless.