Erin mentions in her article that just looking at the code is the danger zone for competitors. Even if other software companies did look at the source code ... still used in Windows 10, as that ...

The source code for Microsoft's long-lived operating system Windows XP has leaked online. A user named 'billgates3' published the code last week as a 42.9 GB torrent file on bulletin board website ...

If you ask me, graphic design peaked in 2001 with Windows XP's bright blue taskbar and green ... you can bring it back with RetroBar, a free, open source application that replaces the taskbar ...