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Screw Sun
Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 14:25 UTC (Thu) by sandy_pond (guest, #9734)In reply to: Screw Sun by ccchips
Parent article: Sun Sees Road To Prosperity Paved With Its Own Products (TechWeb)
> Truth to tell, the more I think about it, the more I think IBM should have bought SCO outright, straigntened the copyright/patent tangles, and moved on.
Consider that they may not want to.
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Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 15:45 UTC (Thu) by ccchips (guest, #3222) [Link]
Question:Have there been any discussions (worth reading) about the pro's and con's of an IBM buyout of SCO? If so, could someone please post some links?
Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 16:00 UTC (Thu) by sandy_pond (guest, #9734) [Link]
I was referring to the pros and cons of IBM letting this legal question surrounding Linux to fester for the next couple of years.
Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 19:13 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]
I was referring to the pros and cons of IBM letting this legal question surrounding Linux to fester for the next couple of years.That would be an irrational course of action for IBM, since a large (and growing) part of their business is based on the continued success of Linux.