Truth.
second that emotion.
Any other entity possibly...but M$ would keep it ...perhaps to study it...for many reasons fathomable and not.
Indeed ...they may even say it was purged ...when it was not.
I concur that it is sitting in their hidden vaults (somewhat akin to the Vatican's vaults) along with all kinds of treasures that may or may not ever see the light of day.
It isn't a dead on example...but kinda close...
lookieloo at what happened with Boxee Box Crew (xbmc variant smart tv device...better than appletv, googletv or any of the other smarttv devices frankly...kinda ...the n900 of the smart tv universe )
Great idea...great product (til they stupefied and really mucked up their last innovation) but lucked out...kinda-sorta...Smashsum (samsung) said "looky what we got here" ...made them a deal they couldn't refuse...bought 'em...bam-gone.
'fore they completely shut the lights out and packed the last of their equipment for the move to the new lab facilities...some kind soul released some data that enabled the opening up of the Boxee Box ....now a few souls run that (Boxee +) ...I got a boxee...great tool. installed a xbmc sdcard hack and boxee + for it too...(haven't used it for a bit since I've been using xbmc (t400 to one of my tv's)....huh...actually I really should check in on the forum ...see how things are....
Anywho...you know Smashsum will most definitely utilize what they bought and future tech will have that Boxee smell to 'em...
Anyway there is my rambling story parallel

M$ most likely hasn't flushed anything...
Tho we all may wish they had...

I'm sure the Biopsy on the poor screaming maemo stuffs will be a complete success.....
so be prepared for the launch of an evil alternate n900 maemo twin though....
kinda like evil alternate Captain Kirk....but probably worse
Update: just logged in to one of the boxee hacks forums...alive and kickin.....pluggin away at bugs, fixes, updates etc....still.