Keeping things secret is only a part of the problem.  Corporate utter forgetfulness of the past is another.  Consider the tale related by Stephen Walli (referenced at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11560510" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11560510</a>) about the Microsoft people who didn&#x27;t even know that Microsoft had the SFUA&#x2F;SUA with Windows NT.<p>&gt; &quot;I had to explain to the [Windows High Performance Computing team] that they already owned the technology they needed, but to no avail. They couldn&#x27;t get their head around the idea.&quot;