why is windows closed source?
with microsoft open sourcing their products (even their browser) you'd think they'd open source windows too but no
Because they dont want people reverse engineering the telemetry and removing it/intercepting it. Also Normies and shekels of course.
Because their software has trade secrets in it that they spend billions of research on and don't want other companies stealing.
>>53904489
>have trade secrets
>want to keep them secret
>put them on every customer's computer
Gee
Because they don't want all the telemetry exposed. Besides, windows has the lion's share of the OS market, and giving away the entire source code would be a huge dent in their profits, as people could make Windows exactly how they like for free. IIRC, W10 is built off of earlier versions of windows, so past versions could be re-released for free from reverse engineering.
>>53904184
They want to hide the NSA backdoor, and the level of personal data windows collects.
>>53904184
>even their browser
you mean their shitty JavaScript engine which is slower than V8?
>Windows goes open source
>Spaghetti code everywhere
>72 NSA backdoors exposed
>12,616 hacks/exploits found on day 0
>/g/ loses its shit over all the user tracking MS embedded into Windows 10
Yeah, I wonder why...
