a major bug in your analysis is, Microsoft doesn't publish the bulk of Windows source code, it's a trade secret. It's still covered by copyright, but fair use is absolutely not in the picture, and whoever does publish it has no license whatsoever.
(and I've hated Microsoft and other monopolies from before 80% (90%?) of you were born, so this isn't me defending Microsoft.)
> It's still covered by copyright, but fair use is absolutely not in the picture, and whoever does publish it has no license whatsoever.
Remind me again, why is my used GPL3 licensed code considered fair use, and the EULA of Microsoft's code is not?
If a public repo doesn't contain a very permissive license, Copilot is still copyright fraud. And violating GPL-style licenses is still a license violation, which nullifies the right to use.
(and I've hated Microsoft and other monopolies from before 80% (90%?) of you were born, so this isn't me defending Microsoft.)