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What SCO Wants, SCO Gets (Forbes)What SCO Wants, SCO Gets (Forbes)Posted Jun 19, 2003 1:43 UTC (Thu) by mvs (guest, #12166)In reply to: What SCO Wants, SCO Gets (Forbes) by skybunny Parent article: What SCO Wants, SCO Gets (Forbes)
Skybunny said: "But, uh...what IF SCO wins? Seriously now. How many of us honestly consider the possibility that a judge may say: 'You know, I agree with SCO's interpretation of their patents. I'm instating an injunction right now. No selling AIX. And if SCO wishes to bar sales and distribution of Linux, I'm open to that idea too.' An injuction doesn't require a trial. If a judge believes SCO has a strong enough case, he can do exactly as SCO asks, and in days' time." He's right about the possible downside, but one thing that judges consider very seriously when considering injunctions is the balance of harm that will accrue from the decision. One thing is for certain - an injunction against IBM and others would have a very large negative impact on them and possibly the broader community. On the other hand, failing to injunct them might have a minor negative effect on SCO (or even help them by continuing royalty income). It would be hard to imagine a judge deciding in favour of an injunction of that kind. But then, I don't feel qualified to speak about judges in Utah...
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What SCO Wants, SCO Gets (Forbes) Posted Jun 19, 2003 10:45 UTC (Thu) by mem (subscriber, #517) [Link] Will it really? IBM's market cap is 150 billion right now (give or take a few). Two years ago it was a bit more (200-250 perhaps), and back then they invested one billion in Linux (or so they claimed). Linux is one of their many sources of income... if at all, that is. Is IBM profiting from Linux? Maybe. Does their bussiness depend on Linux? No way. How hard would an injunction hit IBM? Pretty probably. Would it be so bad to prevent a judge from placing that injunction? Dunno, but I don't dare say it would be bad enough. Do feel free to enlighten me in this matter, please.
What SCO Wants, SCO Gets (Forbes) Posted Jun 19, 2003 13:53 UTC (Thu) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link] Yes SCO could win!!,... with some reason or without it...The battle in court is just a mean to an end,... WIN OR LOOSE SCO KNOWS THEY ARE A GONNER The complaint is not about patents,... is about contrats!,... How much is gonna cost IBM in the futur, from taking this FORCED "poison pill", is a question that no one can answer... Linux was a second objective brought to first by M$ assistence and money,... AND IS RAPIDLY IN THE POSITION FOR MAKING JURIPRUDENCE (i hope i wrighted that right)...Unixware dosent worth a s??t, but any judje dont know that... it's natural! If you want real interesting historys about judjes and scams, see this guy archives:
SCO Unixware book Posted Jun 20, 2003 14:40 UTC (Fri) by wweber (guest, #11678) [Link] Has anyone heard of the O'Reilly book coming out, Using SCO Unixware? The animal on the front cover will be a skunk.
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