Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 23rd Sep 2008 15:38 UTC
"Since its release a few weeks ago, curious developers have been sniffing through the source code for Google's new Chrome web browser. Chrome's source is interesting for a variety of reasons: there's the new V8 JavaScript virtual machine with its boasts of near-native code performance, the WebKit rendering engine that does all the hard work of understanding and displaying web pages, and (last but not least), Chrome's secure sandbox designed to minimize the impact of any security flaws that might exist in both the browser and plugins alike. It is this secure sandbox that has piqued the curiosity of some observers, and for a reason that many may find surprising. From reading the source, it looks as though Google has reverse-engineered Windows, and that's explicitly prohibited by the Windows EULA."
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2007-03-26
If this proves true, then it would be interesting to see if this adds any weight to the calls for Microsoft to further release information on undocumented calls.
It could prove that Microsoft are deliberately hiding their best code their their own products (for want a crude description) thus hindering 3rd party programmers to better intergrate their applications with Windows (which is one of the many reasons MS have been taken to court over the years).
However, the realist in me expects little to come from any potential court case. Both sides are far too smart and have far too good lawyers to let anything significant harm (or good for their business opponents) happen.