[trashcanbred]

It easy to see how these folks could be duped.

Oh I see why BayStar wanted to do it. A negotiated settlement would have raked in some dough for them. I guess the question how did MSFT exactly "sweeten the pot". Just saying they will make some guarantees seems a little odd unless they are used to doing business this way.

There is supposed to be an email out there somewhere. I guess I gotta go look for it.

[WildBill2275]

You are missing a significant part. The Linux issue was that some of the Linux code was stolen from System 5. IBM was using Linux in some of their servers. If SCO could prove that Linux had stolen code, they had more leverage and could get more from IBM. Also others.
Microsoft would have been able to strike a blow against Linux and hurt it befor more people (companies) started using it (Linux) for a server rather than Windoz (whatever) server.
On that basis, maybe Microsoft fronted the entire amount behind BayStar.