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SCO's Corpse

SCO's Corpse

Posted May 13, 2004 15:42 UTC (Thu) by The_Flatlander (guest, #19245)
In reply to: Quick SCO notes by danw6144
Parent article: Quick SCO notes

You make a good point about IBM and Novell seeking to convert SysV licensees to Linux or AIX. Consider, too, that IBM's counter suit has poisoned the well, as it were, for SCO's OpenServer and Unixware products, with patent infringement claims. All the SCOundrel's customers are going to need to switch to Linux/AIX/something, since all those products are about to be, (ironicly enough), too heavily encumbered with IP issues to remain usable.

The Flatlander

Really, I still wonder what drug/greed induced dream convinced *anyone* that getting into a legal battle with IBM was a *good* idea...


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SCO's Corpse

Posted May 14, 2004 6:22 UTC (Fri) by Mithrandir (subscriber, #3031) [Link]

"Really, I still wonder what drug/greed induced dream convinced *anyone* that getting into a legal battle with IBM was a *good* idea..."

Perhaps the clandestine dealings with MS? I'm sure that the smell of MS' money would be enough of a drug for these guys to do just about anything.

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