> is probably irrelevant when outsiders can already decompile binaries and learn far more. most, if not all microsoft products can have their sources be availa

> is probably irrelevant when outsiders can already decompile binaries and learn far more. most, if not all microsoft products can have their sources be available for viewing, if you are one of those vip development partners. microsoft doesn't really have any secret source (pardon the pun) of which the leaking would undo their value proposition. In fact, if microsft opened up their system a bit more, they might even gain some PR or mindshare, and have no effect on, if not increase, their bottom line.