[dejaime]

What goes around, comes around. Stealing code is on Microsoft records, as a simple "Microsoft admits stealing code" search shows. One can only wonder how much code the company stole that did not come to public knowledge.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2522017/microsoft-admi...

[RachelF]

Also many of the .wav files in Windows 98SE were edited with a pirated version of Sony's Soundforge, the metadata in the media files contained the Soundforge cracker's name.

[citrusui]

As far as I could research, I only found articles about Windows XP. Close enough. https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pirated-software-used-to-crea...

[whereistimbo]

These .wav files might be made by person who works under Microsoft contract, not necessarily directly employed by Microsoft.