&gt; If Microsoft ever released the Windows source code, what would we find? Simplicity?<p>Windows source code has been available for a long time under the Shared Source initiative. Some governments (including Russia), large companies, universities, partners and maybe even MVPs have had access to some versions. Email source@microsoft.com<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;sharedsource&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;sharedsource&#x2F;</a>