Comments on: Man pleads guilty to selling Windows code

But he doesn't know who stole the goods, his lawyer says. Feds are recommending a sentence of 10 to 30 months.

[educateme]

Sell Windows code? Really! Just give it away to your enemies

I am not sure why anyone would make an effort to sell code from
NT or W2K. A good portion of NT (aka Digital built VMS) was
borrowed from the labs of Digital many years ago, I think MSFT got
some of it legally, and more of it by stealing, which it seems there
was a court case about this way back then. To think that anyone
would BUY windows when you can find it for free on any street
corner (in China) or online in the P2P community baffles me. Why
pay for a stolen good, that was stolen in the first place. Sounds like
a Mob process, I think they called it fencing.

[Maxwell Studly]

Educate yourself

"I am not sure why anyone would make an effort to sell code from NT or W2K."

Gee I wonder if it's because Windows is the most popular OS on the planet thus a target for attack yet subsequently sought after by 95% of all computer users. However, I'm not sure why anyone would do something so blatantly illegal either. I say the judge should throw the book at this idiot and anyone that supports stealing.


"A good portion of NT (aka Digital built VMS) was
borrowed from the labs of Digital many years ago"

You need to invest in a good dictionary and look up what "borrowed" actually means. Engineers that once worked on VMS worked on NT however code was NOT "borrowed." Borrowed is a term that really doesn't exist in the business world. Companies need to be accountable things. When you grow up you will learn this.

There are design concepts of NT and VMS that are similar though you can make this exact claim when comparing any two OS's.

"I think MSFT got some of it legally, and more of it by stealing, which it seems there
was a court case about this way back then."

Well then you're not thinking very well. If you're going to make such bold and unfounded claims, the least you could do is prove it. Please provide a credible link which *proves* MSFT stole something from Digital or expect all your replies to be taken with a grain of salt (IE worthless)

"To think that anyone
would BUY windows when you can find it for free on any street corner (in China) or online in the P2P community baffles me."

Maybe it's because most people don't resort to being petty thieves and criminals. Infact I'd say most people abhor the idea of stealing what isn't rightfully yours. Surely you won't mind criminals breaking into your home and stealing your (or your loved ones) belongings lest you be a hypocrite of grand proportions.


"Why pay for a stolen good, that was stolen in the first place. "

Well of course only an idiot would think/say the source code of Windows is stolen without proof, congratulations.

"Sounds like a Mob process, I think they called it fencing."


I think (know) I tore your post apart. Don't cry.

now thats family for ya

good job cuz if only ya did not get caught! Maybey they will let you use a comp. in jail! from:ya cuz Jim genovese - NB

genovese

i guess that other guy does not know what he is talking about

[aabcdefghij987654321]

Bill Gates should be going to jail

Bill G. is a convicted monopolist, causing harm to society at large. He should be going to jail. Pirating Microsoft products should be forgiven.

[Andrew J Glina]

No he is not.

Microsoft is. It was years ago now too. Many of the people who worked for Microsoft then would have left. Move on.