Prove Microsoft Stole MS-DOS Code and Get $200,000 Reward

One of the longest controversies in the Microsoft world claims that Redmond copied CP/M source code to create MS-DOS, but despite the numerous attempts to find evidence in this regard, no one has ever managed to prove it.

So now consultant Bob Zeidman, who is one of those who tried to find more evidence of the copying, is willing to offer rewards up to $200,000 to whoever manages to dig deeper and prove that Microsoft indeed used CP/M code to create its own OS.

His attempts in this regard date back to 2012, when the used forensic software tools to analyze the two codes, but just like all the others before him, he failed to find any sign of copying. What he did discover, though, was 22 system calls, which are commands used to trigger certain actions, which used the same function and function number, according to IEEE, but this still ...