Former Microsoft employee pleads guilty of leaking Win8 trade secrets

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Alex Kibkalo plead guilty to theft of trade secrets on Monday for leaking Windows 8 code prior to it's official launch. Alex, a former Microsoft employee, was sentenced to three months in federal prison and a fine of $22,500 to be paid to Microsoft. He worked as a software architect for seven years at Microsoft prior to departing the company in 2012, he left to pursue a job at 5nine Software afterwards. This story brought to light a issue where Microsoft would troll user content within the Live email service for copyright infringement, they have recently came out and abolished the practice in the future.

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UnbindPosted:

Why do people have to leak things? It ruins the anticipation for everything! Let it be a secret because then it makes everything better.

LagwagonPosted:

Its retarded when people do this. There was no way he was ever gonna get away with is.

DiscJrPosted:

Hearthstone I don't see why he would've done this? He ruined himself. Lost his job and now landed himself in prison with a hefty fine to pay. Pointless.


I think he might've thought he could get a away with it.

HearthstonePosted:

I don't see why he would've done this? He ruined himself. Lost his job and now landed himself in prison with a hefty fine to pay. Pointless.

LichPosted:

It's his own fault really, he should of knew the consequences.

DusknoirPosted:

Prim I am surprised it was only like $22k I would think it would be more like millions.


He couldn't afford that just because you work for microsoft doesn't make you rich and Microsoft would never get their money back so...

PrimPosted:

I am surprised it was only like $22k I would think it would be more like millions.

NBCPosted:

I'm surprised it wasn't more of a fine. He's lucky

TFJPosted:

Who even cares about win8, I heard they are pushing win9 cause 8 was such a flop

GaryPosted:

For leaking windows 8 stuff that isn't that big of a fine, i was expecting millions of dollars just knowing that Microsoft works like that...


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