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New trial date in IBM-SCO case (News.com)New trial date in IBM-SCO case (News.com)Posted Jul 7, 2005 19:43 UTC (Thu) by s_cargo (guest, #10473)Parent article: New trial date in IBM-SCO case (News.com)
Nothing so far has succeeded in getting IBM to buy SCO outright, so perhaps SCO hopes that inconveniencing IBM's CEO will do the trick.
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New trial date in IBM-SCO case (News.com) Posted Jul 7, 2005 19:59 UTC (Thu) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625) [Link] I agree with the interpretation that Bruce Perens made early on in this whole mess, that SCO originally just wanted to be quietly bought by IBM.
But McBride handled it wrong--making wild accusations in public. At this point, IBM has to follow a "we prosecute shoplifters" strategy towards SCO, or IBM is rewarding SCO for its behavior and every failing software company in the world has nothing to lose by trying the same stunt SCO has.
It would be cheaper for IBM to settle the SCO case than to fight it, but prohibitively expensive for IBM to become known as a company that settles bogus lawsuits.
New trial date in IBM-SCO case (News.com) Posted Jul 7, 2005 22:37 UTC (Thu) by huffd (guest, #10382) [Link] I fear that this is one battle that needs to be fought to secure the future of Linux. I cannot think of anyone that is better equipped to fight a lawsuit funded by Microsoft than IBM. Microsoft's goal in this matter was to prolong the inevitable until Longhorn arrived.
FWIW -- IBM may soon find itself fighting on another front with the other Microsoft funded company Sun.
New trial date in IBM-SCO case (News.com) Posted Jul 8, 2005 6:20 UTC (Fri) by epeeist (guest, #1743) [Link] > FWIW -- IBM may soon find itself fighting on another front with the other Microsoft funded company Sun.
Please enlighten us, since you have inside information. What will be the basis of the case between IBM and Sun?
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