As the CEO of a high tech company you become aware that yourchief competitor is

As the CEO of a high tech company you become aware that yourchief competitor is working on a new computer program that willrevolutionize your industry. You know that if you can find outseveral key functions about the new product your own programmerswill be able to duplicate the function of the program withoutactually copying its code. Which of the following actions can youethically take?