Russia has become the first country to get its hands on one of the world's most closely guarded corporate secrets -- Microsoft Corp's blueprint for its computer programmes, the software giant said on Monday.

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Microsoft will bid for Nokia with higher premium if some company really bids for Nokia, because Nokia is in so close partnership with Microsoft that this also includes business strategies, business secrets and so on.

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In any case the movement's leaders have told its members not to touch Microsoft code with a bargepole for fear of being sued for misappropriating trade secrets.

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This would normally be just one man expressing his opinion, but in this case he has a very prominent role with Microsoft and likely has access to very sensitive information about the capabilities of the next generation Xbox, the secrets of which have been guarded under lock and key so far.

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