Ex-Microsoft Employee Arrested For Leaking Windows 8

SmartAboutThings (1951032) writes "Alex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee has been arrested yesterday for stealing and leaking company secrets. The former software architecture engineer is accused of leaking early Windows 8 builds to a French tech blogger with whom he was communicating inside a forum. The ex-Microsoft employee also stands accused of leaking some Windows 7 program files and also an internal system meant to protect against software piracy. Kibkalo is said to have leaked the Windows 8 code in the middle of 2012 because he was angry over a poor performance review."

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That makes sense

[drinkypoo]

That makes sense. I mean, if you were driving down the road leaking botulism toxin or liposuction reclamation material, you'd get arrested...

Re:That makes sense

[Spense4Hire]

Yeah, bad enough Microsoft has inflicted this on the public; this guy thought it was a good idea to start beating us with it *early*.

Re:Stealing?

[Anonymous Coward]

A developer stole the code he was working on? How does that work?

Because his work is not really his. It belongs to the corporation. Everything belongs to the corporation. Space, time, all matter and all energy belong to the corporation according to the corporation. They got the lawyers to make it happen. He doesn't.

Should arrest that guy that *designed* Windows 8

[walterbyrd]

Another Microsoft injustice.

"...he was angry over a poor performance review."

[Air-conditioned cowh]

They told him he performed like Windows 8?

Re:Disgruntled Current/Former Employee Leaker

[ShanghaiBill]

Many prefer to keep these leaks in house, lest current disgruntled employees get the -itis.

Microsoft publicized this to demonstrate to the world that there is someone that actually wanted Windows 8.

Whistle-blower?

[slapout]

Was he trying to warn the world how bad Windows 8 was?