Was it? I recall the kuro5hin analysis of the leaked Windows 2000 source code[0] that said: >there is nothing really surprising in this leak. Microsoft does no

Was it? I recall the kuro5hin analysis of the leaked Windows 2000 source code[0] that said: >there is nothing really surprising in this leak. Microsoft does not steal open-source code. Their older code is flaky, their modern code excellent. Their programmers are skilled and enthusiastic. Problems are generally due to a trade-off of current quality against vast hardware, software and backward compatibility. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20040401115821/http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/2/15/71552/7795 https://web.archive.org/web/20040401115821/http://www.kuro5h...