Posted on 08/11/2003 8:46:34 AM PDT by austinTparty
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:49:38 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Sometimes in a David and Goliath story, you want to root for Goliath.
SCO, a small Utah software company, has made news lately by suing IBM, in its capacity as a big user of Linux. SCO also has its sights on all the other users of Linux, the free operating system that most people consider a bright spot of the modern tech world. Linux, after all, is run by volunteers, and its ever-growing popularity keeps Microsoft up at night. In other words, what's not to like?
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
For a company that seems ready to sue just about anybody at the drop of a hat, that is a pretty lame response to an article that all but accuses the company of securities fraud. The article is in fact called SCO's Shell Game.
Computerworld is part of IDG, which is a big company with deep pockets. For some reason though, SCO doesn't seem to want to confront these allegations in court by suing Computerworld for defamation.
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